My wife and I opted for a home birth for a variety of reasons. In our own little anecdotal way we saw this play out. The midwives themselves were amazing, highly trained, professional, compassionate, etc. But the other couples in our pre-natal class definitely included some ((I don't have a polite word for this))
So in each session there would be discussion about some aspect of the process. As soon as something like Vitamin K shots came up we started hearing "Is this really necessary, I don't want any needles being stuck in my baby".
I am not good at not rolling my eyes
FWIW one of our main reasons for choosing homebirth was that we knew all of the very small number of people in the apartment at the time, and the common agenda held by everyone present revolved around my wife and daughter, not insurance, hospital policy, malpractice, etc.
It's been a frustrating experience; I know parents who've had really intelligent, insightful advice about nonviolent ways to raise kids, and deal with difficult situations.
But I just can't spend too much time with them, because it's hard to carry on when the topic of conversation turns to toxins, or homeopathy, or whatever.
On the other hand, I'd rather hang out with them than (for example) the woman who told a group that she wasn't even going to try nursing, because her breasts were for her husband. WTF.
So in each session there would be discussion about some aspect of the process. As soon as something like Vitamin K shots came up we started hearing "Is this really necessary, I don't want any needles being stuck in my baby".
I am not good at not rolling my eyes
FWIW one of our main reasons for choosing homebirth was that we knew all of the very small number of people in the apartment at the time, and the common agenda held by everyone present revolved around my wife and daughter, not insurance, hospital policy, malpractice, etc.