∀ Births ∈ Home Births: ∃ Death

Good friends of mine just had a successful home birth. I was admittedly nervous, but thrilled that everything went okay; and Sarah's write-up about her experience is here. I encourage you to read it regardless of where you fall on the spectrum of natural birthing. Sarah has devoted much of her time and energy into learning about all aspects of motherhood, and it shows in her writing and conversations on the topic.

I do feel compelled to counter one rather minor and pointless footnote in her article, however. Sarah claims to have never heard of a baby "who died because he or she was born at home...not one." Well, that's just silly. A simple Google News query for "home birth death" turned up this article on the first page. It happened in Ireland last month, it was tragic, and there was a lawsuit against the midwife (litigation--not just for hospital births anymore!) There. Now nobody reading this can claim they've never heard of a baby dying because of a home birth. Return to your lives, citizens.

Update: Fixed link.