Re:The US is the most expensive nation in which to have a baby
by jpster on Saturday January 20, 2018 @02:52AM
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And yet 30% of Dutch women choose to give birth at home and it seems to work out. https://www.expatica.com/nl/healthcare/Why-the-Dutch-cherish...
Re:The US is the most expensive nation in which to have a baby
by roel_v on Saturday January 20, 2018 @04:28AM
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Actually Dutch child mortality (birth mortality?) is high compared to surrounding countries, in part because of home birthing (the occurrence of which is trending downwards, btw)
https://www.google.nl/amp/s/www.volkskrant.nl/wetenschap/typ...
Can't find english source easily - tl dr 13% of births are at home vs 23% 10 years ago.
Seriously though, listen to the advice of giving birth in a hospital setting. If they have a midwife center then take advantage of it, but I would highly caution against the trend of birth clinics and home birth unless you live very close to an emergency room. Things can wrong in an instant.
Source: Experience. First born was in NICU for 12 days and mother had bad complications. We had to be rushed in an ambulance from a natural birth center when things went south.