That is what scares me with the policy/insurance changes that are making it hard for midwives to attend home birth. I haven't found any statistics to say that a low risk pregnancy is any more dangerous when the the baby is delivered at home vs hospital, but if woman have the home birth option ripped away there are going to be some that opt for free birth. Then it will get dangerous. Midwives come with drugs to treat bleeds etc, and experience to deal with things like cords around the neck and to know when it is time to transfer for the safety of mum or baby.

Taking away the option of a qualified carer is like a self-fulfilling prophecy - it is what is going to make home birthing dangerous!