▁respect ▁to ▁U C ▁pro ponents ' ▁claim ▁that ▁un ass isted ▁child b irth ▁is ▁a ▁natural ▁process , ▁research ers ▁in ▁the ▁field ▁of ▁pale o anth rop ology ▁have ▁assert ed ▁that ▁assist ed ▁child b irth ▁is , ▁in ▁fact , ▁a ▁central ▁evolution ary ▁aspect ▁of ▁human ity , ▁and ▁may ▁date ▁back ▁as ▁far ▁as ▁five ▁million ▁years ▁to ▁when ▁human ity ' s ▁ancest ors ▁first ▁began ▁walking ▁u pr ight . ▁ ▁Joy ous ▁B irth ▁incident ▁On ▁ 2 7 ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Jan et ▁F ras er , ▁a ▁leading ▁advoc ate ▁of ▁U C ▁and ▁national ▁conv ener ▁of ▁the ▁highly ▁popular ▁Joy ous ▁B irth ▁website , ▁lost ▁her ▁child ▁during ▁a ▁birth ▁assist ed ▁only ▁by ▁her ▁partner ▁and ▁a ▁female ▁friend . ▁In ▁an ▁interview ▁five ▁days ▁earlier ▁with ▁The ▁Sunday ▁Age , ▁F ras er , ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁stages ▁of ▁labor ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁stated ▁that ▁she ▁had ▁at ▁no ▁point ▁during ▁her ▁pre gn ancy ▁consult ed ▁with ▁a ▁health ▁professional , ▁and ▁that ▁she ▁intended ▁to ▁deliver ▁the ▁baby ▁at ▁her ▁home ▁without ▁an ▁att ending ▁mid w ife . ▁The ▁cause ▁of ▁death ▁was ▁reported ▁to ▁be ▁card iac ▁arrest . ▁A ▁coron ial ▁in quest ▁concluded ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁that ▁Ro is in ▁F ras er ' s ▁death ▁was ▁the ▁result ▁of ▁a ▁comp lication ▁resulting ▁from ▁cord ▁ent ang lement , ▁was ▁almost