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She could have also had the child outside of a hospital and never told the government instead of throwing it away. Equally stupid though
More stupid because the mother or child could have died without immediate medical attention if something had gone wrong.
Plenty of hospitals will accommodate something akin to a home birth setup where a woman can choose to give birth without any painkillers or an episiotomy and will even often allow midwives and doulas to attend. They just make sure the woman is in an environment where both her or her baby's lives could potentially be saved in the event of something catastrophic.
Yeah my wife gave birth at a place like that, had midwives and nurses but was more of a home feeling setup, worked with the hospital and a fire department was right next door with an ambulance in case anything went wrong. They also didn’t allow any high risk pregnancies. I felt like it was a great compromise and my wife loved it. It’s totally doable in a safe way if you can find an above board place.
Are you talking about a birth center?
My oldest was born in a hospital, but it was such an awful experience, my second was born in a birthing center. So much better on so many levels.
Yeah it was a birthing center.
A birthing center is also a far safer alternative to a home birth. Probably just as safe as a hospital, if not safer due to the staff being more specialized (I'm not sure which has a better safety record in that regard). The point is, medical professionals need to be around just in case.