NEW mum Rachel Bridgeman successfully gave birth to her second son Alfie at home on November 17, despite being classed as “high risk” following a caesarean section.
The 35-year-old mum-of-two from Chapelfields, Coventry, was determined to have a home-birth after a “highly medicalised” first delivery with two-year-old Ernesto.
She explained her feelings to her obstetrics consultant at University Hospital, Coventry, and was referred to two supervisory midwives, Ann O’Reilly and Bernie Donoghue, who fully supported her decision.
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