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Sunday Night: July 14

Sunday Night looks at the issue of homebirthing and the ramifications of what happens when things go wrong.

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2013-07-11_2359This weekend Sunday Night looks at the issue of homebirthing and the ramifications of what happens when things go wrong.

Exclusive: When Home Birth Becomes a Crime
It’s one of the happiest and most joyful moments in every couple’s life together – the birth of a child. But across Australia, family homes are being turned into crime scenes when homebirths go wrong. Police arrive with the ambulance, evidence is seized and parents are under investigation. The decision to give birth at home could land parents in jail. In this major Sunday Night report, PJ Madam meets a number of mothers whose choices resulted in tragedy, and the notorious midwife who has been present at five homebirths that have ended in death. The controversy over homebirths has made headlines around the world, but only now will you see inside the distraught Australian homes, and hear the heartbreaking triple-0 calls. Find out why, despite the dangers and coronial inquiries, so many passionate Australian women still believe it’s their right to have a homebirth over a hospital delivery. It’s a story that will divide the country – does the right of the mother to choose come before the right of the baby to enter the world in a hospital where they have the best chance of survival?

Crazy Bike Race
Once a year, Chilean port city Valparaiso hosts the world’s most dangerous, exciting and mind-blowing bike race – a bone-rattling 2km downhill ride from the hilltop to the sea. This year, Sunday Night takes an Aussie to compete for the very first time. What he finds, and what our cameras capture, will leave you shaking your head in disbelief, and shaking with fear.

The Mrs. Carter Show
She’s the singing superstar dazzling the world with her sell out concerts. Now she’s heading to Australia, and giving Sunday Night viewers an exclusive sneak peek backstage. It’s said to be the most explosive and high energy concerts she’s ever performed; find out what she has in store for her Australian fans. And watch on Sunday for your chance to win a money-can’t-buy opportunity, up close and personal with Beyoncé.

6:30pm Sunday, July 14 on Channel Seven.

4 Responses

  1. I am actually in favour of Homebirthing. from a personal point of view i would much rather prefer a homebirth rather a hospital birth which for me didnt go well. I was born fine without any incident then some doctor decided to mutilate my skin because of my race and religion. i servived but that incident has left me with a sour taste in my mouth about hospital births. I believe you can make a home birthing environment just as safe as a hospitals it would just take abit more money and propper trustworthy connections. It is stupid and short sighted to just blame anti whatever groups for certain increases in people choosing to go against the grain. Instead of saying they have fallen for a con or a fad in which many people do how about this time we respect there decision. If Homebirths have ended in tragedy then clearly there were not any contingencies.

  2. The homebirthing upswing is just part of an overall anti-medicine, anti-science trend that’s been gathering steam with mis-information much more widely and readily available, thanks to the net. To that list you can add the anti-vaccine brigade, magic water, and chiropractors who claim to be able to cure asthma and other diseases by manipulating the spine.

  3. The mother is not acting in the baby’s best interests by falling for this home birthing fad. Good to see some publicity on this potentially fatal (and in many cases, fatal) nonsense.

  4. Good to see some attention on home birthing. Very bad situation when women fall for the lies in their trashy magazines that home is safer than a hospital, then their quest to be on trend ends up costing a life.

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