My memory of birthing at home is...just bliss! So I actually can't imagine what a birth centre would offer me, because if things were complicated I would probably prefer to go straight to hospital.

At home the light was perfect, the people were perfect and I got to go to shower in my shower, sleep in my bed and yes...eat my food.

You do need a lot of support to successfully homebirth. We had the freezer stocked with meals and my sister came each day for a week to do washing/cleaning etc, but I think all women need that kind of support even when they get home from hospital. Oh, and the midwives clean up after the birth, so don't worry about that!

I would choose a homebirth every time, because it is where I feel safe, secure and know I can labour successfully, in my own time and in my own way.