Lorraine-north. They chose to give birth at home: "I felt like a superhero"

They wanted to share these two unique moments: the birth of their child, at home, in their family cocoon. Charline, 31, and Léa, 28, gave birth at home a few months ago. A carefully considered choice. "Many women don't know it's possible," notes Charline Taron, mother of three little girls, including Arya, the youngest.

"It has to be an informed decision, in harmony with oneself. Motherhood and childbirth are the great forgotten aspects of feminism: women have lost their free will," continues Léa Bazin. In her arms, eight-month-old Zola is teething on a rattle. The two babies, no longer quite infants, are doing very well: Arya weighed 3.980 km at birth!

According to the Professional Association for Assisted Home Childbirth, 5,186 women gave birth at home in France between 2018 and 2022. That's 0.14% of births. This figure, while not necessarily exhaustive,...

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