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Doctors realised that Freddie Verschueren had a cyst on his tongue while in the womb - something that could block his airways and cause him to be unable to breathe once out of the placenta
'Freebirthing' – bringing a child into the world without any medical support – is on the rise. One mother explains why she chose to do it
Giving birth at home without medical support is simply dangerous, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett
While Lucy Sharp was giving birth to her second child – a son – at her home in May 2022, her three-year-old daughter Matilda peered around the living room door to see what was going on. She saw her mother in the birthing pool, surrounded by candles, the Bette Midler song Wind Beneath My Wings playing in the background.
06/02/2024: Health and Social Care Committee session on prevention in the NHS, from Tuesday 6 February. Prevention in the NHS Inquiry airs on BBC Parliament at 7:15 AM, Saturday 17 February. Health and Social Care Committee session on prevention in the NHS, from Tuesday 6 February