free births are almost always homebirths.
that is why they are put together sharon women can do what they please when it comes to birth, if they want to have a highly medicalised birth they can see a doctor or OB, it is not compulsary to see a doctor when pg.
your friend would have gone through a hospital backed homebirth scheme.. Independant Midwives you look them up have a chat then decide if you want to employ them.

Im sorry that you have been strongly suggested to have a cs and not thought to see what your other options are, but you still can you have a few more weeks to decide and research if you feel like you want some thing else.