Sometimes, women who want a freebirth are aware of the risks. But some feel this is their only option.
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Women report experiencing pressure to birth naturally. This is often overlooked, but can be just as harmful as pressure to have birth interventions.
Freebirth is frequently misunderstood and misrepresented. Discussions of freebirth often emphasise risk but women are most concerned with maternity services and obstetric violence
The pandemic will affect types of care and social beliefs about reproduction in the longer term.
Many women are turning away from hospital births during the pandemic, preferring to give birth at home. But midwives aren’t always available to support them. So some are birthing without one.
Does the growth of ‘freebirthing’ mean that women are rejecting professional advice? Or is there something else going on?
Top contributors
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Professor of Midwifery, Associate Dean Research and HDR, Midwifery Discipline Leader, Western Sydney University
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Lecturer, King's College London
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ESRC Post-Doctoral Fellow, King's College London
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Principal Lecturer in Midwifery, University of Brighton
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PhD Candidate, Faculty of Law, University of Oxford