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"Freebirthing" is insanity. I am all for a more woman friendly childbirth but this is out to lunch. I think what has happened is that women have forgotten how many women have died in childbirth for centuries. Our low maternal death rate is due to medical advances. I'll give you home birth, no problem. But unassisted birth is not only dangerous but unnatural. Why? Because the community has always been involved in the birthing process - a midwife, a neighbor, or your mother. This is a fad that won't last. I hope.
