"The secret behind knowing which birth option is "best" is knowing which birth option is best for you. Yes, fervent believers in every corner will argue that there is a single superior method of delivering a baby. They will say that a home birth cannot be a safe as a hospital birth (or vice versa), or that a C-section cannot be as safe as a vaginal birth (or vice versa). There may be slight statistical differences in some areas, but the truth is that healthy, lovely, smart children have been born at home, in birth centers, after emergency C-sections, and with epidurals.....
After all is said and done, what matters most when it comes to a low-risk pregnancy is the mother's ability to labor and deliver in a place where she feels safest and most in control (exactly what it is she wants to control is the big variable, of course). It is all about you. It is about which experience will put you in the best possible frame of mind to start being a mother. Some women get to this place by taking charge, trusting their body to do what it needs to do, going through the hard work of natural labor, and reaping the emotional rewards from succeeding at it. Others feel they are best launched into the role of mom after being relaxed, anesthetized, and surrounded by the most high-tech environment just in case something goes wrong. You have to go into your birth experience convinced that your personal needs and concerns will be respected. You have to do what you feel in your heart is best for your baby" (pg 252-253).
-Marisa Cohen
Deliver This: Make the Childbirth Choice That's Right for YOU...No Matter What Everyone Else Thinks
So embrace your birth choice and get rid of the guilt, because-trust me- you will have plenty of that after the baby comes.
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