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When it comes time to deliver her first child — a baby boy! — this month, Kaitlin Olson has her heart set on a homebirth.
“I decided on a homebirth because I believe that as long as a pregnancy is normal and complication-free, your body knows what to do, and does not need medical intervention,” the Always Sunny in Philadelphia star, 34, tells Best for Babes.
“I believe I’ll be most relaxed and feel safest in my home, with an amazing nurse-midwife monitoring the baby and me the entire time, of course.”
Olson’s own mother, the founder of Earth Mama Angel Baby, opted for a homebirth as well and while the expectant mama admits the natural lifestyle is “normal” to her, she also understands the need for hospital care.
“I think hospitals are amazing, valuable places, and I’m incredibly grateful to have access to Western medicine! I just don’t think that childbirth is a medical problem that needs intervention unless there is a complication,” she explains.
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