Women have more choices available today than they had even a decade ago. A mere 100 years ago, the majority (95%) of births were at home. The tide turned, and more women birthed in hospitals. In the 1970s, women began to change their minds. However safe they perceived the hospital, it was uninviting and sterile.Hospital environments were originally designed to meet the caregivers’ needs while they attended to the needs of mother and child. These circumstances did not take the mother’s family, other children or spouse into account, however. The stereotypical scene of an anxious father pacing in the waiting room was the norm.Birthing centers became a solution to this problem. Birth centers strived to help women birth their babies in a home-like environment that was also safe and sterile. Family members were encouraged to be there for the birth.Choosing between a birthing center and a hospital is a decision for the mother-to-be. Which is better depends on many things.Traditional hospital birth has the benefits of being able to offer mother and baby emergency medical care, pharmaceutical pain relief and access to support if either patient is high risk.However, choosing to have your baby in the hospital often means no […]

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