Woman gives birth infront of audience.

[Teeki]

I saw the Sunrise interview too, and she spoke about how she likes to make every day life into art, and what better art is there than giving life? I think it would have been incredible to be there, as she'd set up a home birth suite and she said she really didn't notice the people there, they were just in the background and she was doing her thing. I know the midwife and student midwife when I had DD both had tears in their eyes when she was born, and I'd love to experience that from a third party perspective.

I'm not so sure about after the birth though. Once he was born, the mum said all the 'guests' held him and they all discussed their shared experience. I reckon if it were me, once it was over I'd want them to just leave, not pass around my newborn baby and chat with all these people. From that perspective I'd probably prefer a video - you don't get the same atmosphere as being there, but you're still showing something beautiful.

[HotI]

wHAT is a 'homebirth suite'? sounds like when they try to tell you that birthing centres are just like giving birth at home.

not for me, but i'd be happy to lock myself in a cupboard until i'm done.

[Teeki]

wHAT is a 'homebirth suite'? sounds like when they try to tell you that birthing centres are just like giving birth at home.

I wondered that too! They didn't show much, but there was a pool, and what looked like a soft bed. I guess she calls it that because she set it up the same as she would have if she were giving birth at home. I really think being in a big gallery with 20 onlookers would take away from all that though.

[Glass half full]

I thought it was great that Tracy Spicer said she thought it was a great idea "with our anglo-saxon uptight background we never see birth or breastfeeding...birth is a beautiful thing" But then the other woman has to go and say "birth is meant to be in a hospital"