SaysMe -“you do raise an interesting point. And though i wont opine, i do want to say that self-diagnosing and looking up medical info on the net is usually not the nest idea. If someone wants to find out abt homebirth, etc, they should speak to their doctor who can give them the relevant and researched pros, cons and info.”
As a member of the medical profession, you are a little right and mostly wrong. Self -diagnosing is never a good idea. OTOH, researching medical info in general or about specific diseases or about something you were diagnosed with is a good idea. As far as needing it at home -so you don’t need a filter -you can go to a library. This really isn’t a reason not to filter. And btw, what Doc would you ask about homebirth? Your PCP? I’m sure they don’t know too much about it. Your Ob? Almost all of them would tell you No homebirth. I happen to agree, but that’s irrelevant. So if you want the other side, you’d have to talk to women who delivered at home, midwives who practice in birthing centers and/or home settings. And one of the better ways to make a decision is to research this Online.
“who can give them the relevant and researched pros, cons and info.”
You make it sound like med prof are walking computers with photographic memories.