Oh and about those coments of homebirters becoming emotive about this issue... for goodness sakes... if your choice of birth was taken away from you, you'd be pretty upset too. Imagine if the obstetric insurance fell through again and they said no more caesareans until it's sorted out... who'd be creating then? Masses of the population because 1/3 babies are now born via c/s. Just because it's a major choice doesn't mean everything else deserves to be ignored or taken away. I would be devistated if I couldnt find a midwife to attend my homebirth. Its been a dream of mine since I had my first two.. a beautiful, nurturing birth... and to have that swept under my feet, I reserve every right to be upset and emotive, as does everyone else, including the profession who will lose their livelihood.