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February 1st, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda - Caroline Lovell, 36, rushed to hospital after giving birth
- Death shocks midwives across Melbourne
- Coroner to conduct a full investigation
By
Richard Shears
Last updated at 1:55 AM on 1st February 2012
Tragic: Caroline Lovell died delivering her own baby daughter at home
A passionate advocate of home births has died after her own home labour.
Campaigner Caroline Lovell, 36, went into cardiac arrest while giving birth to her second daughter, Zahra, at her home.
She was taken to hospital but died the next day. Her daughter survived.
The tragedy, in Melbourne on January 23, will re-ignite debate about the safety of home births.
NHS statistics show that between 2000 and 2008, home births in the UK soared by 54 per cent.
Mrs Lovell had made arrangements for a private midwife to assist with the delivery, but unknown complications during the birth caused her heart to stop.
By the time paramedics arrived at her home, she was critically ill.
The photographer, who leaves behind her husband Nick, her first daughter Lulu, three, and newborn Zahra, had lobbied the Australian government for more state support for women who wanted home births.
In 2009 she told a health inquiry that midwives who assisted with home births needed proper funding and legal protection, in line with other countries.
Her written submission warned that ‘lives will be in threat without proper midwifery assistance’ from the state.
She wrote: ‘On a personal note, I am quite shocked and ashamed that homebirth will no longer be a woman’s free choice in low-risk pregnancies.
‘As a homebirthing mother I will have no choice but to have an unassisted birth at home as this is the place I want to birth my children.’
Mrs Lovell had spoken of her excitement at her impending arrival.
On October 19, she posted a message on the Facebook site for her massage business that read: ‘Maternity leave officially started this morning… had a beautiful last night at work and will keep you all posted on my burgeoning growth as a mother to be – second time round.’
The Midwives in Private Practice group said it was the first time they had heard of a mother’s death following a home birth. A spokesman said: ‘It’s very, very rare.’
HOME BIRTHS: THE FACTS
In England, about 1 baby in 50 is born at home and women are usually assisted through labour and birth by a professional such as a midwife.
Many women opt for home births because they prefer a relaxed, familiar environment and would rather avoid a hospital visit.
The safety of home births is a subject of frequent debate and many experts have called for a ban on the birthing technique.
They argue women who give birth outside of a clinical setting put themselves and their newborns at risk.
In many developed countries, home birth declined rapidly over the 20th century, for example in the U.S. home birth declined from 50 per cent in 1938 to fewer than 1 per cent in 1955.
According to the American Pregnancy Association the risks associated with at-home delivery include fetal distress, cord prolapse, hemorrhage and high blood pressure.
New data suggests home births have risen by 29 per cent in the U.S. triggered by the ‘Hollywood influence’, better safety measures and lower costs.
A senior midwife told the Mail that a severe haemorrhage was the most likely cause of death, but an inquest has yet to be held.
The
Association for Improvements in the Maternity Services in the UK said
the tragedy should not put expectant mothers off home births.
Chairman
Beverley Lawrence Beech said: ‘While this is very sad, it is extremely
rare – almost unheard of – for women to die during home births.
‘Research clearly shows that home births in the UK are no more dangerous than hospital births.
‘If anything, it is safer and you are much less likely to have unnecessary medical intervention.’
In the UK, women are provided with NHS midwives if they opt for a home birth.
But in Australia, women are discouraged from giving birth at home and expectant mothers must find a private midwife.
Mrs
Lawrence Beech said the ‘medical mafia’ in Australia should reconsider
their stance and provide ‘adequate support’ for mothers who choose home
birth.
Beth Wilson, Health
Services Commissioner for the Australian state of Victoria, said she had
long held concerns about home births when medical back-up might not be
immediately available.
‘It’s very sad to hear about this and I know the coroner will conduct a full and thorough investigation,’ she said.
Last night, friends paid tribute to Mrs Lovell.
One
wrote: ‘This world will miss your beauty, your vibrance and your
refreshingly honest and truthful way of living. What a beautiful woman.
We will miss you.’
Another said: ‘Caroline was a beautiful being whose naturalness touched so many. She didn’t know she was special, but we did.
‘People loved being around her.’
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when i was pregnant i opted for a domino delivery which means you spend most of your labour at home and then for the last stage of labour and giving birth go to the hospital.
the midwife came to visit me at home while I was in labour she thought i had hours to go but after an hour or so my waters broke and luckily a friend stopped by she had to go to ask the security guards in our building to use their phone to call an ambulance because BT were on strike at the time and no pay-phones were working!! i had a beautiful baby girl about 45 mins later in hospital.
I think this kind of delivery gives you the best of both worlds
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So long as the mum to be is aware of the possible risks and complications of a home birth, and makes a fully compos mentis decision to go ahead, then it is a risk a woman has a right to choose. Problem is, no woman chooses to have those problems and as this story sadly shows, complications do and will continue to happen, but I do believe the option should still be available if it is a womans strong personal choice for what ever reason.
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Stupid woman
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Giving birth in Australia is rather different. Most of the time a doctor is in attendance,whereas here midwives have a much more active role. Having said that , even here I think the best way if no complications are expected is to be in a unit where advanced care and help is minutes away. Its the same with private hospitals, they do not have an ICU and it only takes one complication and help is too far away.
Also in the UK many people live 10 miles or more from a maternity unit. Even with an obstetric flying squad it can take a while in our dense traffic to reach the home and all it needs is a prolapsed cord and it can prove fatal for mother ,baby or both. Play it safe. Facilities are there unlike in the 19th century, so use them!
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Gave birth in hospital twice and went for a 6 hour discharge on both occasions. I honestly couldn’t bear the thought of not being in hospital should anything go wrong but couldn’t stand being in there a minute longer than I needed to what with blood splattered up the walls in the showers and everything. To this day I can’t understand the midwife’s offended reaction when I told her I’d prefer my baby and I to be at home in our own muck rather than somebody else’s. For all their qualifications, they must be blind.
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In the “good old days” lots of women died in childbirth. Men went through quite a few wives this way (check names and dates in old cemeteries.) You just don’t know what could go wrong.
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When it’s my time to have children, I plan on being in a hospital, pumped up on anything and everything that I can legally take, but, each to their own!!
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a mother died for god sake i can not belive dm printed a message hahahaha!!!! what were you thinking and the person you wrote it should be ashamed a babygirl will never know her mother no matter your thoughts are on this matter how could some of you write such stubid cruel and horrid comments shame on you!
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and for those saying that all women should have their babies in hospital “just in case ” something goes wrong, have they forgotten that our hospitals are understaffed and underfunded ? horror stories abound Of women being left on trollies for hours and midwives dealing with seven or eight labouring women at a time ? Not to mention MRSA and god knows what else. How “safe ” does that sound ? Red arrow me all you like, I had my babies In a small midwife led unit with the full attention of TWO midwives who never Left my side the whole time (and so were in a better position to monitor me ), in my own ensuite room which was much cleaner than any major hospital ward I’ve been in. Result, easy deliveries and two healthy babies. Keep your dirty understaffed hellhole Hospitals thanks, they’ve caused as many deaths as they’ve averted. I don’t feel particularly “safe “in them.
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btw I Place no credence by the comments of american posters as regards “choice ” of where to give birth given that their healthcare industry is almost 100 % profit orientated and many doctors would prefer every woman to have a caesarian simply because its more financially lucrative.
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