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| It is dangerous to birth at home | All research has proved that homebirth is as safe as hospital birth for low-risk, healthy women with normal pregnancies with a skilled midwife and a back-up hospital nearby |
| More babies die at homebirths | False. The same mortality rate as hospital |
| More babies are brain-damaged | False.There is no increase in cerebral palsy |
| More women die in homebirths |
False. Same maternal mortality rate in hospital births for low-risk women |
| Most catastrophes happen within minutes |
False. Nearly always there are suspicious warning signs which indicate transfer |
| Homebirth is illegal | False. It is legal for couple and midwife |
| The child will never get an identity no | False. An ID no. is easily gotten at the Ministry of Interior with proper documentation of birth |
| You need to bring the placenta to hospital |
False. No need, unless you have no midwife at birth |
| A doctor must be present at a homebirth | False. A licensed midwife is enough |
| In Israel , there is no back-up system | False. Israel has many back-up hospitals all over the country and an excellent ambulance service experienced in emergency medicine. |
| In Holland an ambulance waits at the home | False |
| In England a helicopter is on call | False |
| There is a terrible mess with blood all over | False. Very little mess with proper preparation and midwife leaves house in order |