Pam wrote about her feelings about a Lactnet grandbaby born at home:

"Congratulations!  Way to go Charity!  What a
fantastic accomplishment - a footling breech HOME birth!!!  Wow!!!
That was my initial reaction and even tho I don't know Charity (just thru
her mother-in-law) I couldn't be more proud than if it was MY own daughter
who had birthed this way"

vs the hospital response:

"was more than negative to say the least.  "Is she crazy?
How could she be so irresponsible to even think about a HOME birth let
alone a breech birth?  That's malpractice!  The midwife who delivered her
must be nuts!  I would never do that!"

Either way we are so far from normal--if we have to think it is a big deal that a baby is born at home, footling breech or not. Pam, don't misunderstand, in our culture, we should all be proud of Charity and her family. But, if birth really were a normal life process, we would all celebrate the birth, but birth stories like these would be par for the course.
Jennifer Tow, IBCLC, CT, USA

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