Thanks to the advancement medical science and technology have made, pregnant women around the world now have the advantage of choosing the birth place of your choice. Although most of the birthing decisions can’t be finalized until the delivery, it’s significant to understand your options and have an idea of what feels right for you. 
 

If you happen to be healthy with simply no complications whatsoever, you can always think of the given below options and understand which one can be better for you. But yes, only after consulting  your doctor. 
 

Hospital Birth

This is a common practice among most women. The prime reason behind choosing a hospital birth is the handy medical help you get. You have expert doctors monitoring you and nurses who provide the needed medical help. There may be many hospitals in your area; you and your doctor can decide on the suitable hospital for your delivery. Hospitals provide you with labor and delivery suites and operating rooms for cesarean sections (C-sections). Most of the hospitals have labor/delivery/recovery (LDR) suites, which facilitate women to stay in one room from labor through recovery.
 

Birth Centers

At some places, you even have the facility of free standing centers advocating natural childbirth for women who are at lower risk of pregnancy complications. These centers often give more of a home birth-like atmosphere. The medical care here is managed by nurse midwives or certified midwives. However, as the birth centers mainly target natural childbirth, you don’t get the assistance of an obstetrician or anesthesiologist on site. Also there are no capabilities to perform C-sections. You can only go for this option if it’s sure that you will be undergoing a natural childbirth process. 
 

Water births are now getting quite popular worldwide but they aren’t much used in the obstetric community. This mode of giving birth is precisely common among midwives. Most water births are done at home; however, few hospitals and birthing centers also offer water birthing services. Supporters of water births state that water relaxes the mother and soothes labor and delivery. Also, there is minus risk of drowning as a newborn takes its first breath only when it is exposed to air. So far there has been no evidence of increased bad effects to babies who have undergone a water birth. Water births are not safe for women at risk for complications or premature delivery.
 

Home Birth

For some hospital births just doesn’t seem to be applicable. Giving birth to a baby in the comfortable ambiance of your own home may sure be the best option for you. However, the drawback is that you fail to get emergency care if complications arise during labor or delivery. Professionals who attend women in home births are only trained to provide some limited medical care such as the administration of oxygen.
 

Speak to your doctor and analyze which if these options can work for you. Just remember, whatever option it is, your top priority should be to think of yours and baby’ safety.