Home birth is proven safe for low-risk pregnancies. Some things might make you ineligible for a home birth, but if you are over 40 and you have collaborative care with a physician, you may be able to have a home birth if your pregnancy stays low-risk throughout. If your blood pressure remains in the normal range, you have a healthy diet, and you don't have gestational diabetes, a home birth is a viable option. It is also important if you start off looking like a home birth candidate and as your pregnancy continues and complications arise that you continue to have an open mind about where you give birth and know that the most important thing is that you are comfortable with your provider and that you are love with the whole process and can greet your baby with happiness and not disappointment.