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
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