COVID-19 pandemic, and those of expectant mothers are no exception.Since the start of the pandemic, the Association of Ontario Midwives (AOM) has seen a noticeable increase in women avoiding hospital births in favour of giving birth at home.“We are seeing in general a trend of roughly doubling the number of people planning an out of hospital birth,” said Jasmin Tecson, president of the AOM.Tecson said that depending on where a practice is located, they see anywhere between 5 to 50 per cent of all babies born at home, but says the average is usually between 20 to 50 per cent.There are many reasons women might choose a home birth, like comfort, freedom and the number of people they want around them.“They might be concerned about being in a.