As long as your midwife doesnt have a problem, its not. My IM lives in Melbourne, I moved to country Victoria and am 1.5hrs from the city, a little less from her place. I trust my body, I know it wont all happen in an hour or hour and a half, and if it does, DP has instructions on how to catch lol. Hospital is only 5 mins away too, but I would much rather her be here than hospital 'just in case'