R ivers ▁of ▁Oregon ▁County , ▁Missouri ▁Category : R ivers ▁of ▁Ri ple y ▁County , ▁Missouri ▁Category : R ivers ▁of ▁Ark ansas ▁Category : R ivers ▁of ▁Missouri <0x0A> </s> ▁Un ass isted ▁child b irth ▁( UC ) ▁refers ▁to ▁the ▁process ▁of ▁intention ally ▁giving ▁birth ▁without ▁the ▁assistance ▁of ▁a ▁medical ▁ ▁birth ▁att endant . ▁It ▁may ▁also ▁be ▁known ▁as ▁fre eb irth , ▁DI Y ▁( do - it - your self ) ▁birth , ▁unh inder ed ▁birth , ▁and ▁un ass isted ▁home ▁birth . ▁Un ass isted ▁child b irth ▁is ▁by ▁definition ▁a ▁planned ▁process , ▁and ▁is ▁thus ▁distinct ▁from ▁un ass isted ▁birth ▁due ▁to ▁reasons ▁of ▁emer gency , ▁lack ▁of ▁access ▁to ▁a ▁sk illed ▁birth ▁att endant , ▁or ▁other . ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁different ▁from ▁home b irth , ▁although ▁most ▁U C s ▁do ▁happen ▁within ▁the ▁home . ▁ ▁V ital ▁Statistics ▁Canada ▁defines ▁an ▁" un ass isted / un att ended " ▁birth ▁as ▁one ▁that ▁takes ▁place ▁without ▁a ▁registered ▁medical ▁att endant , ▁regardless ▁of ▁what ▁other ▁birth ▁profession als ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁in ▁attend ance ▁( d ou las , ▁non - med ical ▁or ▁traditional ▁birth ▁attend ants , ▁etc .). ▁Many ▁" un ass isted " ▁birth s ▁involve ▁the ▁attend ance ▁of ▁a ▁non - med ical ▁birth ▁att endant , ▁though ▁the ▁definition ▁of ▁un ass isted ▁birth ▁sometimes ▁means ▁there ▁is ▁only