Speak Up!

Did you know that maternity care is one of the most costly areas of medical care? It's true. All the ultrasounds, amniocentesis tests, electronic fetal monitoring, inductions and cesareans cost a LOT. It has become the norm to just recommend all tests for every pregnant woman.

They don't even tell you the pros and cons of each test. Did you know that amniocentesis increases your chance of miscarriage? Granted, it isn't by a huge percentage, but if you're the woman who loses her baby, the risk is 100%.

Every woman deserves to get both sides for every test and intervention. What are the benefits? What are the problems? What if you choose to do nothing? We could all make better choices if we got true informed consent.

If more women opted for midwifery care and homebirth, maternity care costs would drop to a more reasonable level. This is just one, practical reason to think about homebirth. If you opted for a homebirth due to financial reasons or because you didn't get informed consent for a previous birth, let us know. Share your story. Project Homebirth.