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Hospital Birth Advantages


Safer in Emergency Situations

Free Diapers, Wipes, Pacifiers, Etc.

Free Birth

Birth Certificate & Social Security Handled

Pain Medicine During/After Birth

Free/Pre-Cooked Meals of My Choice

No Need to Clean up After the Birth


Hospital Birth Disadvantages


Not Allowed to Eat During Labor

Lack of Control/Choices

Babys 1st Bath by Nurse

Cord Cut While Pulsating

Pushy Breastfeeding Team

Have to Stay for 3 Days/Nights

C-Section More Likely

Vacuum/Forceps Extraction More Likely

Artificial Rupture of Membranes Imminent

Baby Whisked Away for Evaluation/Weighing

Unnecessary Tests for Jaundice Levels

Likelihood of Formula Supplementation

Higher Infant Mortality Rates



Home Birth Advantages


Better Statistics for Pleasant Outcomes

Fewer Medical Interventions

Tearing/Cutting/Stitching Less Likely

Forceps/Vacuum Extraction Not Likely

Labor/Deliver in Water

Labor/Deliver in Comfortable Environment

Baby Wont Be Taken Away for Anything

Cord Cut After Pulsating Has Stopped

Breastfeeding on My Own Terms

No Need to Transport the Baby Soon after Birth

C-Section Less Likely

No Artificial Rupture of Membranes

Babys Evaluation Is Postponed for Bonding Time

Lower Infant Mortality Rates


Home Birth Disadvantages


No Freebies Included

Costs $1200 + Gas Money

No Pain Medicine Option

Emergency Situation Could Prove Fatal

Midwife Might Not Make It in Time

Clean-up After the Birth

Help me decide!