Seniors in the UK, Were any of your delivered at home by a Midwife?

Most of us were!, unless there were too many complications!.....The fathers had to sit outside, worrying, till the heard that first cry!, and you saw on tele that big blue bag the midwives carried?, us kids thought that whats the baby came in!....

My mother had 11 children and all were delivered by a mid-wife, which was the norm in the 1920/30 s in Britain, there are 5 of us still alive, I am the eldest,85 an I have a younger brother 74 and 3 sisters 81,75 and 72

Yes, Marylin - our 2nd child - a boy - was delivered at home - back in 1967 - with the attendance/help of a MIDwife.

Ist child - a girl - was safely delivered at the Maternity ward of our local General Hospital in 1966 - as was considered 'best practice' back then.

Unless 'complications' were suspected - it was deemed safe for subsequent children to be 'born at home' - provided the local Midwife was on hand - on alert - ready/willing and able to ensure all went as well as possibly could be conceived.

(JOKE !!!)

Born 1943, I was a 'war baby' - not a Baby-boomer.

Born at home - whilst that Hitler chap was trying to knock or blow our house down with V2 rocket attacks.

History doesn't record whether a Midwife was present - but as child No 4 - I suspect my mother just got on with it - helped, perhaps by my auntie Rosie or whoever else was on hand.

But back to mine - and 1967 - yes, we had an excellent Midwife.

On hand when required to - attending about 11 pm at night when called - and not leaving until about 5 am - when all was done and dusted..

To my eternal shame - I can't remember her name.

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I was born at home. I think that was the norm in the 40s.

Things had changed by the time I became a mother in the 60s. Where I lived it was usual to give birth in hospital, although subsequent births might be at home if there were no complications foreseen. It depended on the area, the facilities and service.

I'm not a senior, but a friend of mine was delivered by the District Nurse on the floor of his parents' hallway in 1958. His mother went into labour in the middle of the night, and everything happened too quickly for any other option. He was due to be delivered at home anyway - just not on the new hall rug.

Not at home....!! Rushed to nearest big hospital for emergency caesarean.....BOTH expected to die during and after the whole process, for quite a while, as I had adopted an odd position in the womb.....I am 56 and mother 92 in a few months!!!

I was born in a hospital in East London though we lived in North London, my mother was staying at her sisters cos my dad couldn't get time off work,..that was 1950