▁family ▁or ▁pe ers ▁in ▁attend ance ▁and ▁no ▁professional ▁support ▁what so ever . ▁Appro xim ately ▁ 0 . 2 5 % ▁of ▁birth s ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁are ▁un ass isted . ▁ ▁Un ass isted ▁child b irth ▁comes ▁with ▁ris ks . ▁N umer ous ▁national ▁medical ▁soci eties , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁mid w ives ' ▁associations , ▁have ▁ca ution ed ▁against ▁un ass isted ▁child b irth . ▁Tw enty ▁percent ▁of ▁all ▁previously ▁normal ▁pre gn an cies ▁turn ▁into ▁comp lications ▁and ▁high - ris k ▁situations ▁during ▁labor , ▁which ▁could ▁necess itate ▁assistance ▁from ▁trained ▁medical ▁profession als . ▁O B - G Y N s ▁do ▁not ▁recommend ▁home ▁birth s , ▁even ▁when ▁attended ▁by ▁a ▁medical ▁professional , ▁if ▁the ▁mother ▁has ▁hy pert ension ▁or ▁when ▁a ▁b ree ch ▁birth ▁is ▁expected . ▁A ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁meta - analysis ▁of ▁existing ▁research ▁concluded ▁that ▁planned ▁home ▁birth s ▁had ▁a ▁three ▁times ▁higher ▁mort ality ▁rate ▁for ▁b ab ies . ▁ ▁Types ▁Un ass isted ▁with ▁friends ▁and / or ▁family : ▁While ▁un ass isted ▁child b irth ▁does ▁not ▁include ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁medical ▁personnel ▁or ▁birth ▁attend ants ▁in ▁a ▁professional ▁capacity , ▁the ▁bir thing ▁woman ▁may ▁still ▁wish ▁to ▁have ▁other ▁people ▁present ▁at ▁her ▁birth . ▁This ▁might ▁include ▁her ▁partner , ▁close ▁friends ▁of ▁the ▁mother , ▁the ▁grand par ents - to -