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Key Findings
"Being in the comfort of my own home. Feeling no pressure from anyone to do anything I wasn't comfortable with. I even got to play my piano through some of my toughest contractions as a distraction. Where else would have I been able to do that?!"
Self-identified as Puerto Rican, had a planned community birth
"Being in the comfort of my own home. Feeling no pressure from anyone to do anything I wasn't comfortable with. I even got to play my piano through some of my toughest contractions as a distraction. Where else would have I been able to do that?!"
Self-identified as Puerto Rican, had a planned community birth
The most vulnerable to disrespectful treatment by care providers were Indigenous women and women with social risks.
Who do we rely on to survive and thrive?
Factors that were important in decision-making for a planned home or birth-center birth. Proportions are rank-ordered.

"No interference from strange doctors and nurses coming in my room. Everyone that was involved in my labor and delivery was someone I have known for a while. I had freedom to move around freedom to eat and drink, I was able to labor how I wanted to. My baby was never taken away from me. I was able to bond with her instantly. I was able to have my first breastfeeding experience with her in my own bed."
Self-identified as White, had a planned homebirth
"No interference from strange doctors and nurses coming in my room. Everyone that was involved in my labor and delivery was someone I have known for a while. I had freedom to move around freedom to eat and drink, I was able to labor how I wanted to. My baby was never taken away from me. I was able to bond with her instantly. I was able to have my first breastfeeding experience with her in my own bed."
Self-identified as White, had a planned homebirth
Interest in birthing at home in a future pregnancy, stratified by race

I felt judged or criticized about where I chose to give birth by______ stratified by planned place of birth (n=2138)
