That lead me to finding a midwife group for my 5th pregnancy.  It would have been a hosital birth too, but at least with providers i knew would not push a lot of interventions on me.

We did use a doula.  Evidently she had a bit of a reputation with the hospital staff, so they did not push any interventions.  Of course, the last time around, there wasn't any time for interventions anyway.

Oh, one other thing I noticed.

You know how newborn babies can't support their heads, and you have to be careful to support their heads for them when you hold them?  I've always wondered about how cave babies survived, when their parents must sometimes not have realized they needed head support at all times.

Now I have my answer.  Duncan can hold his own head up, at least when in a near vertical position.  I noticed this when trying to burp him - it actually makes burping him harder, as when I try to flop him over my shoulder, he'll hold his head up vertically rather than flopping over as I intend.

Seems like paleo babies are not quite as fragile as neolithic babies.