Many times labor duration decreases with multiple births, and a home delivery can guarantee that the child is not born in a risky situation such as on the side of the road. (checkpregnancy.com)
Few medical interventions are known to shorten labor duration. (sciencedaily.com)
A recent study found that «epidurals, postpartum hemorrhage, postpartum surgery, and short labor duration increased depressive symptoms» (Kendall - Tackett, Cong & Hale, 2015) in addition to decreasing the initiation and continuation of breastfeeding. (bluesmartmia.com)