title: Reply.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY. Electronic address: amg2002@med.cornell.edu.
authors.forename: Amos
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Grünebaum
authors.affiliation: Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX.
authors.forename: Laurence B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: McCullough
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY.
authors.forename: Frank A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Chervenak
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006700:Home Childbirth / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008880:Midwifery / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011247:Pregnancy; D018566:Pregnancy, High-Risk