*** i dont like the way hospitals handle birth.***

Well that's one way to look at it.

Unfortunately, I'm not going to get the homebirth I was hoping for unless I go about it unassisted (which hubby is extremely uncomfortable with, considering his own birth). Midwifery is illegal here and more expensive than we can afford. So the hospital is my best option. Luckily I know my rights as a patient and as a mother and I won't be bullied into any of their "routine practices".

there is also a few downfalls to having an in home birth with a midwife too, not just in a hospital

What you need to understand is, just like EVERYTHING ELSE out there, that movie was very one sided.  I agree that women SHOULD take more control of their pregnancies/labor/birth/etc, BUT, I also believe that not all OBGYN's/hospitals are horrible. With DD1 and 2 I had the same doc (in the end of DD1's anyway, I didn't start off with her but switched to her towards the end) and she was amazing.  With DD3 I had a midwife in the hospital (post) and I could've totally gone the OBGYN direction because my midwife TOTALLY missed all my pre-e signs, even though I constantly asked and was worried about them. They were dismissed from day one until things got "out of hand" but thankfully they didn't get any worse.  With DD4, though, I had a midwife that was absolutely amazing, a hospital birth (with a diff midwife, though) that was great, and I'll be doing the same thing again this time (and seeing the same midwife). 

There's good and bad to both sides sorry. Yes mothers and partners need to be informed but not all docs are evil. Just because someone is a midwife automatically makes them amazing? Not in my opionion.
Mothers need to choose the right direction for them. Not what some video wants u to see.
Personally I love my hospital births. I had an amazing doc, amazing nurses and great support from them all. They never done anything out of the way and made sure it was exactly what I wanted.

I have seen it, and am planning my second hospital birth at a wonderful hospital with the same awesome OB!

Not all OBs and hospitals are anti natural birth.

 No thanks.  I'm stuck with C-sections for all future pregnancies.  I don't think doing that at home is a good idea.

This was pretty much my story as well.  I wanted a homebirth with all three of mine, but there were no midwives in my area to deliver me and my husband wasn't comfortable doing it unassisted.

Quoting lulu_tattoos:

Well that's one way to look at it.

Unfortunately, I'm not going to get the homebirth I was hoping for unless I go about it unassisted (which hubby is extremely uncomfortable with, considering his own birth). Midwifery is illegal here and more expensive than we can afford. So the hospital is my best option. Luckily I know my rights as a patient and as a mother and I won't be bullied into any of their "routine practices".

I have a very caring and respectful OBGYN who knows her place as my employee. I plan on having my 4th very comfortable and enjoyable hospital birth. Personally I would never even consider a home birth. What is right for one may not be right for all.

I'm going to a midwife who works in a practice with OBs and I think that's the best option. You have the personal service of a midwife but also the backup of an OB if it's needed. I think it makes the OBs better too, working with people who view birth as something natural.

There are also OBs that are like midwives and midwives who are like OBs. The OB supervising my care is an absolute doll, he is so caring and confident that his patients can go naturally. My midwife is great too, just crunchy enough and she gets to know her patients so well. The other midwife under his supervision, not so much. She is cold and brisk and I just don't like her at all, far more clinical than the OB.

I have a midwife who works in hospitals. She does natural, supports whatever mom wants ( within safe reason of course ) and does hospital water births. She doesn't do home births often due to the fact if there is an emergency there would be no waiting for emergency care. She works with another midwife and 2 OB's. Love the whole staff..... I agree with PP's, it is very one sided... I believe in women being educated and taking control of whatever birth is beest for them WITHOUT judgement..