In 1900, hospitals were born less than 5 percent of children. In 1936 this figure had grown to 75, and by 1970 about 99% of women gave birth in health facilities. But can we consider this progress? To illustrate the ambiguous perception of home deliveries can lead to a conversation between two mothers about childbirth: "You're very brave to have decided to give birth at home," says one mom. "No, you're brave to have decided to give birth in hospital", says another.

Let's look at the advantages of giving birth at home.

You can move freely and do your body during labor. You're in your own "nest", at any time can hide in a quiet corner. Here you all are familiar, you feel comfortable.

• No intimidating external factors, which manifest themselves already at the threshold of the hospital, you don't care about the staff or routine procedures.

• You can invite anyone, and no one will be strange and unfamiliar.

• You participate in all decisions. Without your permission and signature, no interference.

• Delivery will not be interrupted by any procedures or tests, you are not anesthetized. You can surrender to the power of instincts and move as your body dictates.

• Childbirth is usually taken by the midwife that relieves discomfort and eases childbirth.

• You can scream all you want, without fearing that disturb personnel or other patients. (If you live in a flat, warn your neighbors that they can hear your screams).

• Don't need to worry about time. Nobody is in a hurry, other patients do not wait for someone to adopt your baby.

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Is a minimum of interference, because the equipment is not available. However, attending your midwife or obstetrician will bring the equipment to assess your condition and the condition of the child, as well as for emergency care and resuscitation.

• Absence of viruses. When home birth infection is very rare. (On the other hand, hospitals are a real refuge to viruses, because some have multi-bedded wards and communal showers.)

• The cost of home deliveries is much lower than hospital delivery.

• Strengthened family relationships. Mother, as a rule, is constantly in the same room with a newborn.

Now let's cut to the faults of home deliveries.

• Currently the health system of the United States is not home to leave, so the support of professional midwives often lacking.

• Professional attitude of doctors to midwives is ambiguous. Most often they are asked to choose between an obstetrician and a midwife. Due to the lack of interaction between them, the mother can not get better neither from the one nor from the other side. If a pregnant woman was observed to the doctor, midwives can experience difficulty with advice from an obstetrician if the need arises. In addition, midwives with a license is very small, and many mothers are choosing midwives without a license, and it does not guarantee due care, competence and compliance with required standards. This situation increases the risk in home birth.

• If there is no support midwife mother will have to go to the nearest hospital and to use the services of an unfamiliar doctor. To avoid this, worry in advance about how to take the childbirth was skilled enough, could provide security for you and your child.

• You may experience unexpected complications. No matter how carefully preparing for childbirth, you are not immune to the fact that you may need emergency care. It will have to go to the nearest hospital or family center. (Examples of such complications can be getting the original feces into the lungs of a newborn or wrapping the umbilical cord of a newborn's neck, causing strangulation.)

• On the way from home to hospital necessary assistance would be impossible.

• For some parents, home births can be more expensive than hospital birth. Some insurance companies won't cover midwives or at home births.