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“The freebirth movement. It’s fine to have your birth plan be as natural as possible, but there seems to be pressure on participants to outright avoid medical intervention even when the danger escalates, and outside care becomes clearly necessary. Mothers and babies die trying to impress strangers in their social media groups.”
“I was in labor for six hours, and when my water broke, the baby’s heart rate crashed. I was whisked away for an emergency C-section. All I could think was, what if this happened at home? I wouldn’t have known his heart rate crashed, and he would’ve died inside me before I ever made it to the hospital. He’s 9 months old now, and I’m so grateful for modern medicine.”