for me, i would do anything to avoid transferring because i really do not trust hospitals or hospital staff. and so i selected a highly knowledgeable, experienced IM with a low transfer rate to try to facilitate birthing at home. when baby was not engaged and kept rotating from breech to transverse and down to cephalic position (therefore at greater risk of cord prolapse if i went into labour) the IM pulled out all her tricks and when we got baby into cephalic position again i bound my body up day & night and bounced my little touche for hours hoping he would stay that way.

during the birth, waiting for the placenta to come, i lay on my kitchen floor for hours with my IM next to me and i was so greatful to be doing that at home rather than sitting in a hospital bed.

we all make our decisions with the info that we have at the time, and influenced by our past experiences.

i don't think hospitals will ever get close to producing 'homebirths' no matter how many potplants or cushions they throw around.