Another bad statistic case for homebirth :(

[harleysgirl]

Well mum just came to visit and told me a sad story from her work yesterday that she witnessed

A lady tried to free birth at hom to twins, first ws breech and she only had a chiro there to help.

long story short she ended up in emergancy with first bub not with us any more and sencond bub born on an ambulance bed in the emergancy department.

RIP little princess

unfortunetly this is getting investigated by police and they are considering neglect charges and chiro for something else. This is another sad case that will go against homebirthing

[fourthontheway]

Yes it is. There is a difference between home birthing and free birthing, but a women's right to choose must always be held true.

If women were having their needs met in hospital then I suspect there would be a lot less free birthing. I'm not opposed to freebirth at all, but I think many women are forced into it as their only option and they would prefer to have other options.

May this family find peace one day, and I hope they know they're not alone in their grief.

[Nelle]

That's awful. I'll another who'll say that homebirth and freebirth are very different things.

[Floweryfields]

A chiropractor?

[Traveller]

I know a chiro who offers doula services (although only in collaboration with a midwife) so it's not so strange.

However if the chiro was acting in the capacity of a midwife that is very wrong, she was way overstepping her expertise.

How sad that this freebirth went so wrong. Please let this story reach the ears of Nicola Roxon et al, this will happen again and again if they let doctors veto who is allowed a homebirth. Women will continue to birth at home and if high risk women are unsupported in homebirth they are more likely to face disaster.

[1MOREPLZ]

how very sad...RIP baby girl

[lauren22]

R.I.P little angel x
It breaks my heart she was taken so small and so suddenly
I think mum shouldn't be blamed at all she tried to do the best thing for her babies its that chiro that i'm fuming at but ill be keeping my thoughts to myself.

[Mummato2]

Yes it is. There is a difference between home birthing and free birthing, but a women's right to choose must always be held true.

If women were having their needs met in hospital then I suspect there would be a lot less free birthing. I'm not opposed to freebirth at all, but I think many women are forced into it as their only option and they would prefer to have other options.

May this family find peace one day, and I hope they know they're not alone in their grief.

:yeahthat:

[CinderToriella]

Thanks Harleys