Some women choose home birth to avoid cesarean delivery

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November 2009 · Vol. 21, No. 11

Comment & Controversy

Some women choose home birth to avoid cesarean delivery

“DOES HOME BIRTH EMPOWER WOMEN, OR IMPERIL THEM AND THEIR BABIES?” ERIN E. TRACY, MD, MPH (AUGUST)

Although I believe Dr. Tracy’s comments on home birth are justified, and her heart is sincere, I also believe she left out a huge piece of the puzzle: the over-use of cesarean section.

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