There are 12
high quality studies since 1995 (1 - 12) from Canada, Switzerland, Sweden, Holland, US, UK, New Zealand and Israel, which all show planned attended homebirth to have either lower or similar rates
of perinatal mortality and very
significantly lower rates
of maternal morbidity, such as cesareans, hemorrhage, and third and fourth
degree tears compared to matched groups
of low
risk women who plan to deliver in hospital.
As you might expect, this kind
of promise from a company has
significantly higher risk than this kind
of promise from a government — although the
degree of risk depends on the company (and the government...).
A third study established that the owners
of high -
risk breeds
of dog displayed more antisocial thinking styles, have an arrest history
significantly higher than owners
of other dogs, and engage in fighting to a
significantly greater
degree than other dog owners.