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home birth
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home birth
Home delivery Obstetrics The birth of a child at parents' home Pros Cheaper, more comfortable Cons Complications and high-risk pregnancies have ↑ mortality. See Bimanual pelvic examination.


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The GMTV nutritionist, who planned to give birth at home in a birthing pool, was rushed by ambulance to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary where her baby boy needed to be brought out with forceps.
PAGE 9 Births drive MORE pregnant women in Liverpool, above, are being encouraged to give birth at home.
Studies have shown that there may be cause for some concern about giving birth at home without the benefit of trained medical staff.
 
 
 
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