A practical guide to choosing your midwife, a freebirth study, an invitation, and a sale!

Dear Reader, When I was planning my first home birth, I didn't know much about the variability *within* midwifery care. I just knew that the idea of having a baby at home rather than a hospital immediately resonated with me as exactly what I wanted to do. I also knew that I'd want to feel comfortable with the midwife as a person. Beyond that, I didn't have any sophisticated vetting processes or lists of questions to ask. No one was there to coach me through the things to consider about a...