01/07/2026
The decision on where to give birth is one of the first you’ll make when you become pregnant. Maybe you haven’t thought about it at all, maybe delivering in a hospital is a foregone conclusion, or maybe you grew up watching “A Baby Story” on TLC and always knew you wanted a home birth (🙋♀️).
Statistically, about 38% of pregnancies meet a strict criteria for “low risk” which includes 19 determining factors, however only 1-1.6% of people plan out of hospital deliveries in the US. Basically, more people could have safe home births than you might think, definitely more than the 1% who currently do, but low risk isn’t the other point worth considering!
This is not an exhaustive pro/con list, but a little jumping off point.
There is no one right place to give birth, only the right place for YOU. Where do you feel safest? What level of intervention do you prefer? What is your plan for pain relief? Do you have any particular risk factors, or are you low risk and healthy?
If you want more conversation on this topic, be sure to check out tomorrow’s podcast episode! 👀
