I don't think that having a hospital birth automatically signs you up for birth full of drugs and surgery, and TBH, I think it's statements like that which causes there to be a divide between women as to the different sorts of births they have. It is unnecessary IMO to talk one choice up at the expense of another choice. I understand some of you have had hospital experiences that were just terrible, but I have had a very positive birth experience in hospital (no intevention, midwife barely there, birth beautiful) as well as intervention that was very much needed and in fact requested by me (ROM, Induction as baby was in distress). I think empowerment is about being informed and making your own choices, and yes that choice can and does include hospital.
I support homebirth and in ideal circumstances, would love to have had one, but chose to birth in a hospital for a variety of reasons. I think you can be of both camps sometimes.
Freebirthing to me (completely unassisted) scares me with it's potential for something to go wrong. Without incident, I imagine it would be an incredibly life-affirming event, but to have not even one person there to watch your back and to come to your aid if you need it is probably something I myself would never be comfortable with.
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