02/03/2026
There is so much misinformation circulating about home birth, and so often it’s driven by fear, sensationalised media, and commentary from people who have never actually worked alongside skilled homebirth midwives.
The narrative that home birth midwives are reckless, untrained or “anti-hospital” is simply not accurate.
Licensed homebirth midwives work within clear eligibility criteria. They assess risk carefully. They know when something is outside the scope of home birth. They have transfer plans. They collaborate. They refer. They consult. They follow regulations and professional standards.
No competent homebirth midwife would attend a 30-week labour at home. No ethical midwife would ignore heavy bleeding. No responsible midwife “takes chances” with women or babies.
The idea that home birth means rejecting medical care is one of the biggest myths perpetuated by media and, unfortunately, sometimes by hospital systems themselves. It creates fear. It creates division. And it undermines trust in professionals who are highly skilled in physiological birth.
Home birth is appropriate for low-risk women with healthy pregnancies, and when that criteria changes, the plan changes. That’s not failure. That’s good clinical judgement.
Hospitals absolutely have a vital role. High-risk situations deserve high-level care. Preterm labour, significant haemorrhage, complex medical conditions, these are exactly why hospital systems exist, and many of us are deeply grateful for that.
But suggesting that homebirth midwives don’t know what they’re doing, or that women choosing home birth are irresponsible, ignores the reality of careful screening, ongoing assessment, and shared decision-making.
Birth care should not be framed as “home versus hospital.”
It should be about the right care, in the right setting, at the right time.
Women deserve accurate information, not fear-based headlines.
And home birth midwives who practise within their scope deserve professional respect.
And no…I’m not a midwife, but I support midwives who strive to make physiological birth normal again!
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YOU GUYS!!!! Please understand!!! There are many moms that are NOT candidates for home births! Why in the world would you say you would of died at home if your baby came at 30 weeks????? If a client goes into labor at 30 weeks do you you REALLY think that I would go to their house and help them have that baby????? NO!! They need hospital care! FOR WHICH I AM GRATEFUL FOR!!! OR if a mama called and said she was bleeding heavily and was not in labor, do you REALLY think I would not send her swiftly to the hospital????
Be smart people! In my practice, you must get to 37 weeks gestation and be having a healthy, mostly uneventful pregnancy in order to deliver at home. This page is ran by me, a licensed homebirth midwife. I have rules and regulations that I have to follow....not to mention ethics for crying out loud! I have been doing home birth for 27 years. I DO NOT take chances with the families that hire me and their babies! We make all decisions together so that in the end we can have a home birth!
And guess what else??? Home birth is not the end all be all! Its just not...ok? Is it beautiful and wonderful and awesome when the baby is out and mom is safe and everyone is snuggled in bed?? YYEESSS!!!! But, if we need help, we get it. And THAT is what hospital is for. Sheesh.
