There’s a growing movement of “free birthing” where people are choosing to give birth unassisted and without medical intervention.

I suspect it’s people trying to take agency in countries without universal health care where giving birth medically supported is financially untenable for a large population. Influencers do it and glorify it and make it look like an attractive option for people who also have anxiety about health.

It’s really sad actually. The child seems less important than “the perfect birth story”