You guys are so clueless. Most hospitals send women home if they arrive too early,
You know why they send you home? Because it is safe to. That’s when they send you home. So sometimes you go and get sent home.
some women have impossibly short labors (not the first child) and driving yourself in an emergency can be deadly, or even impossible if there are injuries.
If you’re afraid to drive, have your husband drive you. The way most Americans get to the hospital for a birth is by private car or taxi. You can do that also, instead of shlepping my brother out of seder or away from his family.
And how easy is it to get a cab during a snowstorm?
You’ve proven my point, when you start talking about snowstorms. Sure, in a snowstorm, if you have no other way, then call an ambulance.