No. I went private with an OB the first time and I really regret that I didnt take the plunge and Homebirth.

I made sure that I didnt make the same mistake twice and had a beautiful homebirth with my second child.

My advice is to go the HB route, it has such great outcomes for both mother and child (even in the possible event of transfer...the support from your own private midwife is just amazing).

HTH xx