That first paragraph you posted Ryn just had me worried - if he thinks the hospital will be doing what they are for your benefit only, and you are sure you don't want something (be it pain relief or an intervention) then is this going to be a problem for you? You don't want to be arguing about it in labour or being upset as you feel pushed into something you don't want - and trust me - there are some doctors who aren't afraid to rattle off the 'd' word (die) in order to push their case for intervention. How quickly is he going to buckle with that? Will he have the facts, confidence or tools to know otherwise? Do you want someone on your side who can advocate what you want and at the same time, help facilitate communication in order to find out if it really needs to be done NOW and know any alternatives? It's YOUR body. Both of your baby yes, but your body they are playing with and YOU make the decisions.
You have seen the stats which compare hospital to homebirth in terms of intervention and as I always say, I am not saying any one is better, but doesn't that show you how much unneccesary stuff is going on and what we are truly capable of? Perhaps you should print off the stats for him so he can see that the risk is the same but the difference is you are more likely to have interventions in hospital and homebirth has a rate of 0 maternal mortality in most places? (well none I have seen have stats with more than 0 maternal mortality!)
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