Yes! you can have a home birth for your first baby in chicago!
I’m not in the business of trying to convince anyone to have a home birth — but I do believe that everyone should have access to quality information to make the best choices for themselves. And the persisting myth that things will inherently be safer at the hospital for a first birth is not helping anyone make the most informed decisions about where to give birth.
birth settings: home vs. birth center - choosing a midwife in the chicago area
High quality data demonstrates that a planned home birth with a qualified attendant is as safe as birth in a free-standing birth center. Yet while clinical outcomes may be similar between the two settings, the sense of felt safety that someone might experience with each of these different approaches must be taken into consideration.