Pushing for change: The fight for women to birth safely at home

No one is more invested than a mother when it comes to giving birth. However, changes in insurance could mean that mothers who want to give birth at home will have that option taken away. What will this mean for women and midwives?

When a woman is about to go through one of the most astonishing and life-altering experiences of her life, why deny her the option of being in a place where she feels safe and comfortable? Women might soon face the possibility of no longer being able to access midwives who provide services for home births.

“Women will always make choices that meet their needs and the needs of their babies,” Marie McAuliffe, Senior Lecturer at JCU’s College of Healthcare Sciences, says. “If there are no models available that meet those needs, women might make choices that are outside of the recommended healthcare options. The worry is that some women will choose to free birth.”

For the full story see https://www.jcu.edu.au/brighter/articles/pushing-for-change-the-fight-for-women-to-birth-safely-at-home