Long thread. This entire article has made me have to deep breathe into a paper bag. Even the phrasing of this tweet is *seriously* misleading (and i imagine purposely so for the clicks).

https://twitter.com/obmd/status/1466601079475298308

“Our most recent research showing the high risks of planned home birth” be would be more honest if stated as:“…showing the high risks of homebirth FOR PEOPLE WITH HIGH RISK CONDITIONS.” And to that I would say “duh” & also “so you’re saying risk factors increase risk?” Also, duh

@neel_shah @AJOG_thegray @everymomcounts @WRAglobal @AWHONN @ACNMmidwives @acog @DONAIntl @childbirth @MHTF @Unnecesarean @katybkoz THREAD 1. I’ve been sitting on this tweet for awhile because, I have to say, I’m really angry about the Clark et al opinion article. Facts are scant in this editorial and there’s a lot of wishful thinking. @neel_shah @AJOG_thegray @everymomcounts @WRAglobal @AWHONN @ACNMmidwives @acog @DONAIntl @childbirth @MHTF @Unnecesarean @katybkoz 2. I respect my colleagues and the folks doing this work well before I stumbled into it a couple decades ago, but…