There are successful home births and there are many disasters as a result as well. If you have an OB or Midwife that you trust, formulate a birth plan and trust your providers. No one at the hospital wants to prevent a successful natural birth! I’d always deliver at a hospital with a NICU in case it’s needed than at home and transfer my baby if there is a disaster. I’ve head cooled a number of babies after home births that have forever neurological problems as a result. Why risk it all?