"Almost as soon as I knew I was pregnant I had a strong instinct that I didn't want to go into hospital to give birth. I am a registered nurse and I knew that the hospital setting would feel too much like being at work for me to relax. At the first midwife appointment, my lovely, very supportive midwife gave me some information about different birth options and the idea of a home birth became really concrete for me. A work colleague had had two home births and was very positi
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