“…Outsiders often see women who embrace long standing traditions of childbirth in their communities as unaware of 'real risks' (Obermeyer, 2000). Yet many factors encompassing perceptions, culture, tradition, rituals, spirituality, familial social relationships, birth place and birth supports, are considered important aspects of childbirth (Callister, 1995;Downe, 2007;Hodnett et al, 2007;Liamputtong, 2009;Hodnett et al, 2010;Walsh, 2010;Douglas, 2011;Lori and Boyle, 2011).…”