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Concerns over the danger of babies in freebirth movement
ABC NEWS (Australia)
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2/23/2024
An ABC investigation has found 10 catastrophic incidents linked to women in southeast Queensland and northern New South Wales giving birth at home without a midwife. Seven babies have died, including twins born this month near Mullumbimby.
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