[Home delivery or hospital delivery--a statement free of ideologies]

Due to the progress in obstetrics during the past 20 years hospital deliveries are becoming considerable less risk for mother and child if compared with prior times. On the other hand, individual emotional needs of mother and child are supposed to be relatively more attainable at home deliveries. From the movement to deliver at home obstetrician should learn how to achieve an emotional atmosphere during hospital delivery. Finally we may suggest as a compromise between home and hospital deliveries, out patient management of the same.