Midwife Ina May Gaskin  points out that in the United States, more is spent on health  care than  in any other country, and more is spent on maternal health than any  other  type of hospital care, but our country is ranked 50th in maternal mortality and 41st in neonatal mortality worldwide. The New York Times in 2012 called her "the most prominent person" in the crusade against these evils. Do you think hospital birth is safer than home birth? Before posting your answer, please read http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/27/magazine/ina-may-gaskin-and-the-battle-for-at-home-births.html?pagewanted=all.

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