Very interesting, thanks, TallPoppy. I'm going to keep this article and do some more research. I've heard of many cases of pph at home, but have never heard of it being so sever that a transport was necessary. Midwives here also carry pitocin with them along with herbs like shepherd's purse and homeopathic remedies and are very skilled with knowing the correct route to take when it happens. A friend of mine had a homebirth 10 months ago and she hemorrhaged herself, but never needed to go to the hospital.

The only time I did was when I miscarried a baby at 15 weeks and the placenta did not detach, though the cord broke when the little one was born. I had to have an emergency d&c and I remember trying to wake up after the surgery to hear the recovery room nurse panicked over the phone yelling for blood now because she'd never seen lips this blue on a person with a pulse. Being a nurse myself, that freaked me out quite a bit and they hung two pints on me before even checking my blood levels. Gosh, I'm glad I was so out of it and didn't see myself. My dh said it was the scariest thing he's ever seen. Still, I'd trust myself in the hands of a midwife at home.