I hate stuff like this

[theatokos]

Home births under scrutiny. The title on my RSS feed said "Home births 'riskier than hospitals'. Headline with scare tactics. But the article goes on to say that the risk of death in a home birth 'was still low, at 0.2%.' GAH.

I don't even know why I read the news anymore.

Comments

[riva-asherah.livejournal.com]

A frustrating read particularly given the context of the article, i.e. related to the UK situation. Surely it is highly questionable how applicable the data from an international study can be in relation to an individual country. The comments from the college of obs and gynae are worrying. They will always seek to cling to evidence that strengthens the medical hold over birth and women's bodies.

[ewigweibliche.livejournal.com]

That is very much what I thought.