Women's Decision-Making And Factors Affecting Their Choice Of ...

them. The experiences of others who had home births were positive, and,
therefore, women hearing about them thought they too could have similar safe and
satisfying births at home. This is how some women in the home group expressed
the situation:
segahAttst: I suppose uou are ideaListic to a certain extent but the Ladu
who Ls down. the road who has had two babies at home just said that the
experiences didn't compare. yOu. know, having A babu in hospital. or having a
babu at home Ls, was just so Afferent and it was just reLaxed Cind uou just had
the babu and cArritd on.
Nnese:( have had Lots of friends in the area who have howte births and
have had reallu reallu good experiences and (thought I would do it vvt.usetf.
maipeLo: vt ti.glibour next door aLso had an influence because she had
a babu six months cog and she had a home birth.
seipati: mu mum had six children and five of itS were born at home and
she was in her fortu's when she had me. so, I thinlz, uou 12now, we all survived,
VA& WleT in. this dau and age I thi.vtlz we shouLd be able to have babies at home If
we wish to have them at home and there should be no problems.
senuana: There were two peopLe who had home births just before me Ana
there was o-F course mu own mother who had c home birth, but there were two [IA&
this town]that were pregnant at the same time as nte that deLivered just before
me. ( had aLreadu decioled to have A home birth at that point, but I went into it
with great confidence, I wasn't worried About it at cLL. Thee had reasonablu
good bixthS.
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