Hi, my sister is pregnant with her 5th child. Her previous four have all been very straightforward pregnancies and she has had 4 home water births with no complications. She was informed by the midwife at her booking appointment that as it was her 5th she would automatically be under consultant care. She is really worried that this will mean that she will be put under pressure to give birth in hospital this time.
She is aware that they cannot force her not to have a home birth, however really doesn't want one if it's going to go against medical advice.
She is only 32 so her age is not a risk factor.
I guess I'm just wondering if consultant care automatically means you can't have a home birth, does anyone have any experience of this? It doesn't seem logical that after 4 sucessful births she is all of a sudden classed as 'high risk'.
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Is a home birth 'allowed' for a 5th pregnancy
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twinklegreen · 26/01/2010 18:08
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