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And yet 30% of Dutch women choose to give birth at home and it seems to work out. https://www.expatica.com/nl/healthcare/Why-the-Dutch-cherish-home-births_10074

• roel_v 9y ago
  Actually Dutch child mortality (birth mortality?) is high compared to surrounding countries, in part because of home birthing (the occurrence of which is trending downwards, btw) https://www.google.nl/amp/s/www.volkskrant.nl/wetenschap/typisch-hollands-fenomeen-uit-de-gratie-nog-maar-13-procent-kiest-voor-thuisbevalling~a4466266/amp https://www.google.nl/amp/s/www.volkskrant.nl/wetenschap/typ... Can't find english source easily - tl dr 13% of births are at home vs 23% 10 years ago.