• MoneyIsTheDeepState [comrade/them,he/him]
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    2 years ago

    Iirc, it can be a fair option in the context of the US under medical guidance

    That is, if it's medically assessed as a low-risk birth (definitely not breech), and attended by a medically competent professional, then the outcomes are equivalent to low-risk births in US hospitals

    But all the home births I've been near were done on principal, with little to no medical assessment, and a doula (or pseudo-doula? Idk) without actual medical training. The people I've seen do them have all been "science is a lie" types

    • aaaaaaadjsf [he/him, comrade/them]
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      2 years ago

      But all the home births I’ve been near were done on principal, with little to no medical assessment, and a doula (or pseudo-doula? Idk) without actual medical training. The people I’ve seen do them have all been “science is a lie” types.

      Yeah exactly

    • Assian_Candor [comrade/them]
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      2 years ago

      I don’t think doulas require any sort of certification, you could advertise as one right now if you want to