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

218. we are anti hospitals or anything about the treatment or anything
21_9. like that, it was just a decision I suppose it was a whim initially,
220. thinking deasi.ow)
221. because initially we said we would never have children because he's
222. got three and I've got one, and at our ages we thought well,
223. we don't want anymore, And when we did decide we'd have a baby
224. oiour own I just sort oisaid I would like you know, if we could,
225. and so it really went from a whim if you like, and as I say we feel it
226. would make it that much special for the two °FOS
How did you know about a home birth in the first place?
227. I was born at home so it comes from there I don't actually remember it,
(borw at home)
228. it was 37 years ago. No, I mean I always, you do every now and
tht_n_you hear someone talking about home deliveries (word of mouth)
230. it is very, very rare these days, umm, I mean I know it is an option
231. but its very much a knowing and who happens to be your midwife
(i.wfornottow depewds o.vuldwLfe)
232. and, I mean at the end of the day, when I first went through the
233. Doctor's surgery, if they said No, no way, I suppose we would have just
accepted it
Would you?
234. I think I probably would have done, I'm a bit like that, I'm a bit of
235. a coward. lithey'd sort of said, well no, it has to be [hospital],
236. . or you know, whichever other hospital I suppose I would have accepted
(would live accepted if refused olioLoe)
237. if that is how it is done now. I think it is accepted more now just to
238. go in into hospital But where do you think is the ideal place to
239. have a baby, do you think there is an ideal place to have a baby?
240. I think at home, as long as it, well I don't think, it's difficult to say,
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