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More women are exploring the idea of a home birth with trained midwives or nurse-midwives for low-risk, healthy, normal pregnancies. Learn about home birth. ... How often and under what circumstances would transfer to the hospital occur? read more

Ideally, your home or other planned birth location is within 15 minutes of a hospital with 24-hour maternity care. Make sure you have access to transportation. Ask your health care provider to make arrangements with a nearby hospital to ensure that you can be promptly transferred and treated, if necessary. read more

If your water birth is done in a hospital, it usually costs same as a vaginal birth if it’s covered by insurance. You may be required to rent the tub, which may be an extra $200 to $400. If you buy your own tub or pool for a home birth, it can range between $65 to $500 depending on how fancy you go. read more

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