Talking to a woman I met at a friend's place the other day reminded me of this article. She told me how when she arrived at hospital there were 6 other women in labour on the ward, so she was left alone with her husband and the midwive only running in and out for the hour she was actually birthing her bub! Now is it just me or is that pretty much 'unassisted birth'? There are people labeling such a practice 'extreme' when it's obviously an everyday occurence in our hopitals. (I had more attention during my 'dangerous' homebirth!)