No doctor, no midwife – why more women are giving birth alone
'Freebirthing' – bringing a child into the world without any medical support – is on the rise. One mother explains why she chose to do it
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'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.
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