A birthkeeper at a recent inquest reportedly said she was “not there to make a birth safer.”
That sentence is the problem.
Women deserve autonomy and respect. But paid birth support without safety, accountability or responsibility is dangerous.
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Freebirth and the Danger of Risk Without Responsibility
There is a sentence from a recent inquest in Australia that has stayed with me.
