Choosing between a birthing center and a hospital is a decision for the mother-to-be. Which is better depends on many things. Traditional hospital birth has the benefits of being able to offer mother and baby emergency medical care, pharmaceutical pain relief and access to support if either patient is high risk.

Women have more choices available today than they had even a decade ago. A mere 100 years ago, the majority (95%) of births were at home. The tide turned, and more women birthed in hospitals. In the 1970s, women began to change their minds. However safe they perceived the hospital, it was uninviting and sterile.

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