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If you’re expecting, you may be curious about delivering at home. Parents may choose home birth for a variety of reasons, according to Tania Lopez, CNM, a certified nurse-midwife at Pediatrix® OB Hospitalists of Texas. These include feeling safer, trying to avoid acquiring infections from a hospital setting and the overall comfort of delivering at home, which Lopez said can actually help labor and birth progress naturally. “Home is a known, comfortable environment where the woman may feel more calm and less restricted,” explained Lopez. “In light of higher-than-expected maternal mortality rates, many women feel that exposing themselves to the hospital setting or medical establishments may actually increase their risk for adverse outcomes.” Many hospitals also won't allow women to labor or deliver in birthing tubs, so Lopez said many will choose a home birth for this reason.
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