▁" un ass isted ▁birth ", ▁and ▁sometimes ▁used ▁to ▁describe ▁any ▁birth ▁without ▁med ically ▁lic ensed ▁profession als ▁present , ▁regardless ▁of ▁who ▁else ▁may ▁or ▁not ▁be ▁in ▁attend ance ▁in ▁a ▁support ive ▁role . ▁ ▁B irth ▁prepar ation ▁and ▁pr en atal ▁care ▁▁ ▁With ▁respect ▁to ▁medical ▁pr en atal ▁care , ▁two ▁broad ▁categories ▁are ▁recognized ▁by ▁un ass isted ▁child b irth ▁pro ponents : ▁ ▁Ass isted : ▁Many ▁women ▁who ▁are ▁planning ▁an ▁un ass isted ▁birth ▁choose ▁to ▁have ▁professional ▁pr en atal ▁care ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁their ▁birth ▁prepar ation . ▁This ▁may ▁include ▁regular ▁pr en atal ▁vis its ▁with ▁a ▁doctor ▁or ▁monitoring ▁by ▁a ▁mid w ife . ▁Se ek ing ▁the ▁assistance ▁of ▁a ▁doctor ▁or ▁mid w ife ▁may ▁allow ▁for ▁discover ing ▁risk ▁factors ▁that ▁might ▁make ▁an ▁un ass isted ▁birth ▁in ad vis able , ▁such ▁as ▁pla cent a ▁pra ev ia . ▁Professional ▁pr en atal ▁care ▁may ▁also ▁help ▁identify ▁risk ▁factors ▁that ▁could ▁be ▁managed ▁so ▁that ▁the ▁un ass isted ▁birth ▁can ▁continue ▁as ▁planned . ▁R ather ▁than ▁keep ▁to ▁a ▁traditional ▁pr en atal ▁care ▁schedule , ▁some ▁women ▁may ▁also ▁select ively ▁choose ▁pr en atal ▁care . ▁ ▁Un ass isted : ▁Some ▁women ▁who ▁choose ▁U C ▁also ▁choose ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁med ically ▁un ass isted ▁pre gn ancy ; ▁i . e . ▁they ▁do ▁not ▁visit ▁a ▁doctor ▁or