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Unassisted home birth

A birth at home without a clinician or formal maternity care team present.

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Misconceptions about home delivery

Misconceptions about home delivery

What home delivery actually means One of the most common misconceptions is that home delivery is an informal or improvised event. In evidence-based maternity care, a planned home birth is a deliberate choice made in advance, usually with a midwife-led team, eligibility screening, and a hospital transfer plan already in place. It is also important […]