Many "hippies" in Eugene do home births as well, and occasionally there are similar outcomes. there is a lot not recorded in the 4 paragraph and two sentence article. Like were the parents considering taking the child to the hospital ? Are they on record as saying they do not believe in that ? You are making a judgment on them without any fact, if they were to say they WILL NOT take their kids to the Hospital you would have some basis. Theologically speaking, God gave us hospitals and all things for one reason, and that is to for human flourishing, this is one of the reasons why Christians are so opposed to abortion, which is God gave us medical technology and personnel to preserve life, not to take it.