Thanks Jellybean

As i am considered 'high risk' due to a rare neurological condition (so there is not alot of info available on women with the condition having babies), i am not eligible for a birthing centre birth. The info that i have acquired says that the condition doesn't greatly affect the birthing process (and i am pretty good at reading my body, and working with it) but the medicos are being 'conservative'.

So, i think my options are birth at home, or at a primary hospital. My partner has doubts about a homebirth for a first birth (even though his siblings were born at home), and i am scared that i won't be able to relax enough in a hospital. So, we still working through the options.