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Originally Posted by analog
I don't understand the rationale behind universal health care covering elective procedures such as childbirth. Elective = choose to have performed.
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lol, it's not like it isn't necessary for the continuation of the human species. Maybe procreation should be reserved for the rich, but then who would we have to flip our burgers?:
Anyways, back to the topic. The term 'unassisted' can be misleading. In many places midwives are not allowed to homebirth (something having to do with feeding the medical machine, how dare you opt out of the status quo). Therefore, the midwife is not allowed to sign off on the birth and it gets recorded as unassisted.
Also, there is nothing wrong with water births. Our second child was a water birth at a birth center. The total cost, which was covered by insurance was less than our copay when we had our first. However, some BS regulations now require 'disposable tubs' for water births in hospitals (as if they cannot be properly cleaned) and therefore it has become cost prohibitive to perform water births in many places.