2011-10-05T09:55:52Ztag:sursumcorda.salemsattic.com,2018:/isso/thread/post/home_birth_is_looking_better_all_the_timetag:sursumcorda.salemsattic.com,2018:/isso/661/25942011-10-05T09:55:52ZSursumCorda<p>Certainly I can believe it, although it's not clear to me in this case whether the midwife transmitted the infection to the mother, or vice versa.</p> <p>Life is not risk-free. The questions each person must ask about any decision, and answer for himself, are &quot;What are the risks if I do this? What are the risks if I do not do this? Do the potential benefits outweigh the risks, or not?&quot;</p> <p>In the case of birth, some people will decide that homebirth, in general, is the safer option. Others will decide in favor of a birthing center, or a hospital.</p> <p>It is critical that pregnant women and their families maintain both free access to information and the freedom to make their own choices.</p> <p>Thank you for your comment, Serenity.</p>tag:sursumcorda.salemsattic.com,2018:/isso/661/25932011-10-05T01:49:56ZSerenity<p>Would you believe this can happen at a home birth too? Brenda Shae AKA Victoria Johnson AKA Victoria Konradson was a midwife at a homebirth. She stitched a perineal tear without wearing gloves, transmitting MRSA from herself to the mom's vagina, leaving the mother with the fight of her life. http://oregonmidwifereviews.blogspot.com/2011/09/wherever-you-go-there-you-are.html</p>