Ina May Gaskin and the Battle for at-Home Births
nytimes.com
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At home births have caused deaths and brain damage that could easily be avoided in a hospital. The article hand waves these away by saying deaths caused by unnecessary surgery aren't scrutinized. To that, I say "then show it to us", because we can readily see the harm in at home births:
http://blog.dreamhost.com/2012/03/09/wren-jones-2/