Homebirth General Discussion #1

[Schmickers]

My DF is a little scared about the prospect of a home birth, his aunt is a midwife and she doesn't recommend it in Australia, but I know that he would be supportive of whatever I wanted.

Not to be narky, but is this because babies are born differently in Australia, to the rest of the world?

We have had both of our babies born at home, and my wife is currently practicing independently as a midwife - we are in the process of setting up a practice here in Port Macquarie.

As for cost, we paid $3000 each for ours. At the moment, we are looking at charging $3500 for a first baby, and $3000 for subsequent baby, only because there is considerable more time involved in the education and support side of things for first babies.

[Chalalan]

[QUOTE=Schmickers;961525]Not to be narky, but is this because babies are born differently in Australia, to the rest of the world? QUOTE]

The concersation was in relation to the UK where home births are more the norm, & more supported. Concerns in Oz being lack of access to private midwives, the high (and often prohibitive) cost of hiring them, the general discouragement of family and friends because it isn't seen as the norm, distances in Australia to hospitals if things do go wrong (we dont all live in the 'burbs)...shall I continue?