Attitude to home birth in an antenatal population at the Rotunda Hospital.

195 Women attending the antenatal clinics at the hospital were interviewed, about their attitudes to home birth using a standardised questionnaire. One hundred and seventy one women (88%) said that they would not favour a home birth in a subsequent delivery, 19 (9.5%) said that they would consider a home birth in a subsequent pregnancy and the remaining 5 (2.5%) were unsure. Although the majority of women attending the Rotunda Hospital would not consider a home birth, approximately 10% of the sample population would consider this in their next pregnancy. This pilot study indicates that there may be a demand for home birth in patients attending our hospital and further evaluation of this need is warranted.