I hate it because women like my mother who lives in the US take Dr Phil's word on everything. So when their daughters say "I am thinking of a homebirth" they have to face opposition the whole way through....

That's another huge thing isn't it Christy? It's not so much what you want yourself and if you take what he says with a grain of salt, so be it, but it's those that you are surrounded by who are often our biggest detractors, and if they are easily swayed or even scared into thinking that something is dangerous, then they will chip away at you and undermine your confidence until you have none left. This is probably more dangerous than anything else.