Umm, Myrealname, 100+ years ago childbirth was also the leading cause of death among women. I had my first baby naturally w/o a hitch (in a hospital). An emergancy C-section delivered my 2nd child. The way he was positioned, we both would have died. I had a friend who died in childbirth. My mother has a friend who's grandson died in a homebirth. Homebirth is great when there is a happy ending, but if it is not the plan you had to bring a baby into the world, what a scary experience. Good for the dad. I much prefer seeing feel good stories on a newspaper than reports of our current economy and war.