I wonder about the 'legality' of it too......if I had a dollar for  
every time I was told it was illegal to have your baby at home in  
Australia, geez, I'd be looking at some serious cash now!


On 05/03/2007, at 10:22 PM, Nikki old wrote:

> Illegal or simply not commonly practiced? I was told when I first  
> moved to Singapore 10 years ago that homebirth was illegal. The  
> reality was that it was just never seen and there were no midwives  
> so no support for women who wanted to have a homebirth. That  
> situation has now changed as more women are now aware that  
> homebirth is an option. My understanding is that there is no  
> country where homebirth is illegal. Practicing midwifery without a  
> licence, or without insurance, can certainly be legally managed,  
> but how would the authorities ever monitor the women having  
> homebirths? Think of those women who have their babies at home  
> unintended.
>
> One of our students is based in Dubai - Patty Ghaly. She is  
> studying as a doula and may have more information on the options  
> available in Dubai. If you would like her contact details Debbie,  
> please contact me offlist and I can pass them on.
>
> Nikki Macfarlane
> Childbirth International
> nikki@chil...
>
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