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This is a case where it would be much more useful to state terms in absolute risk instead of relative risk. A 10x increase on a .001% chance doesn't mean anyth

• pc86 6y ago
  Is this true? Even ignoring the emotional aspect of a newborn child dying, I'm not sure it is. 10x is 10x, and if you know that figure and opt for home birth, and something happens, you might always wonder if it was your desire for a "more comfortable experience" that ended up being the deciding factor. I'd rather mitigate the risk as much as possible, regardless of how small it might be initially.
  • david38 6y ago
    10x isn’t just 10x. Everyone knows that low numbers can be skewed wildly. Most people don’t mitigate risk as much as possible. Even hospitals don’t don’t do this. Hospitals routinely give unnecessary c-sections, drugs, etc to save THEIR time. A home birth eliminates these. Did you earn as much money as possible and fly to the absolute best hospital in the world? Did you or the mother strictly watch weight? Obesity is a known risk that is poorly mitigated. Is the house free of all known toxins? Did you verify this with a particle sensor? Did the mother practice how do a birth without need for drugs? With my wife’s home birth, we did these. My wife was is tip top shape, and my environmental engineer father brought over his array of very expensive sensors that measure down to parts per quadrillion.