Weighing up 'Risk'

A mother makes safe choices. An evolutionary necessity.
 
You are not going to be doing anything that puts you or your baby at 'risk', the human race wouldn't have got very far if women were inclined to make crazy decisions at the last minute that endangered herself or her young.


If you feel that a c-section is the safest thing for you then you are right. If you envisage labouring for the large part at home and choosing the hospital for the birth then that is the right choice for you. Similarly, women who feel that the safety of a room they have pre-prepared with their family around them is where they will birth most comfortably then this is right for you.

I have avoided the word 'think' in that sentence as I believe that the answers to a lot of questions asked in preparation for labour come from an intuitive silent place. A gut feeling, a knowing, that can not always be backed up by statistics (although if someone statistically minded put their mind to it I'm sure the proof would be there!) but has the benefit of being a holistic decision. The decision that you know is right with all of yourself.