How do you feel about the debate of home birth vs. hospital birth?

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My mother had all of us naturally, two girls with midwives in her home and one boy at The Farm in the early to mid 80s. I’d like to do it similarly, but we’ll see how I feel when I have a ten pound bowling ball demanding to make an entrance. Fun fact, the woman pictured on the Wiki article, Ina May Gaskin is the founder and the midwife assisting in my brother’s birth which happened on her birthday. :)

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