It is not easy to give birth at home (AAD) in France.

It is not easy to give birth at home (AAD) in France.

In France, insurance companies do not cover liberal midwives for home delivery. Those who accept, who are not insured, must commit to their personal property.

Home births are carried out with the assistance of the father and a liberal midwife, and in some rare cases, with the assistance of a doctor.
Some doctors believe that this procedure is particularly unconscious and shocking because, according to the latter, although in most cases childbirth happens smoothly, there are always unforeseen incidents (around 10%) that need to be within reach The proper medical equipment.

For Dr. Frédéric Fenasse, gynecologist-obstetrician: (Vitrolles - Provence Alpes Côte d'Azur region)

"It is mainly the midwives who are in favor of it because their philosophy corresponds to a complex, and in the hospital they are subject to the decisions of the attending physician, and they decide on their own, Says that it is unwise to give birth at home, and for me, there is no question of putting the mother and her child at risk! "

For Dr. Dominique Schirr-Bonnans: (Venelles- Region Provence Alpes Côte d'Azur)

His opinion is diametrically opposed; In fact, he has been practicing home birth for more than 10 years.
"It is not necessarily the best method to give birth at home, but in any case it is the most pleasant for the birth attendant and for the mother. Whenever I accept a home birth, the mother takes care of herself I'm staying with her, but I do not upset her, I lead events without hurting things, I'm cool, it's the other way around when I work in the hospital, Where I feel pressured to rush them. "

However, it is very important to point out that practicing home deliveries is not without risks from a medico-legal point of view.

Indeed, a midwife spent last night in a cell after the death of a newborn. Doctors and midwives risk custodial sentences if childbirth goes wrong.
Despite the risks involved, some mothers continue to want to give birth at all costs.
Françoise gave birth to four children at home, each time with the same midwife.
She had twins one of which had to be delivered by caesarean in the nearest maternity. At the maternity hospital, the medical team was not tender with her, she was told that it would serve as a lesson. But, for the following children, Françoise was again at home to give birth