The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
shared just today what I think is their first policy statement specific to
homebirth, and as one would anticipate, they concur «with the recent statement of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists affirming that hospitals and birthing centers are the safest settings for birth in the United States while respecting the right of women to make a medically informed decision
about delivery» (2013, 1016, abstract).
When mom returned to her physician for a preconception visit and inquired
about having another baby, asking if Penny could be her nurse again, the physician
shared that Penny had opened her own practice as a nurse - midwife and now attends
homebirths exclusively.