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Mumsnet Discussions: Childbirth : times article on homebirths (2 messages)
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Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By kazbeth on Thu 15-May-08 14:55:33
has anyone seen this http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/health/article3934513.ece

It's trying to say that homebirths are dangerous although it sounds more like the midwife wasn't fully competant to be at a home birth on her own.

Also couldn't the miscommunication of the other midwife also have happened if she'd givin birth in hospital?

What do people think of this?
Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By SummatAndNowt on Thu 15-May-08 15:58:56
Looks like it's trying to say it was the midwife's fault as half the title says "after home birth midwife had crisis of confidence".

To be fair they also have a woman died having a c-section story today as well.

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