There’s an article circulating this week, making the claim that home births result in higher mortality rates than hospital births. But it turns out that the data are flawed and the conclusions getting reported may be more a reflection of a culture hostile to home birth than good science.
Over drinks last night with my partner, the father of my child, the man who held my hand throughout the planned midwife-assisted home birth of our daughter, I launched into a rant about these articles. At the end of the rant I paused to ask, “Why did I bring this up?” He patiently answered, “I was waiting for you to tell me what this was apropos of.” But I just couldn’t remember what had gotten me onto the topic. “I guess it is apropos of things I tend to rant about.”
So, I’ve been meaning to start this blog for months. Ranting over drinks is a rarity with a baby to care for (read as: last night was the first time since she was born last September) but maybe if I have this platform in place I can find the time for rants and other writing on making babies, feminism, and spirituality. So here I am.
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