Choosing a Place of Birth

Your Options for Choosing a Place of Birth

Jul 23 2007

What are the main types of places of birth? What are my options?

What is it like to give birth in a hospital?

What is it like to give birth in an out-of-hospital (or "freestanding") birth center?

What is it like to give birth in my own home?

How do these options compare to a "birth center" in a hospital?

What are the main types of places of birth? What are my options?

There are several types of places of birth, or birth settings, in South Africa hospitals, out-of-hospital birth centers, and your own home.

 
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