Unassisted childbirth (UC) refers to the process of intentionally giving birth without the assistance of a medical or professional birth attendant.[1] It may also known as freebirth,[2] DIY (do-it-yourself) birth,[3] unhindered birth,[4] and unassisted home birth.[5] Although the term implies birth without any assistance at all, sometimes these terms are used to describe planned births outside the medical system with non-medical support people such as doulas or other non-medical birth attendants.