Following a recent research, which showed home births are three times hazardous for newborn infants than hospital births, a leading medical journal stated that females do not have 'the right' to choose to give birth at home as it risks their babies' health.

Physicians have told the Lancet that preggies had the right to decide how and where to have children - but the rights of their unborn kid must always take priority.

The editorial stated that discoveries reported in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology offers up the strongest proof thus far that home birth can, after all, be destructive to newborn babies.

The research discovered that infants born at home were far more likely to expire from heart and breathing troubles that could be because they are not properly monitored for indications of pain or treated in time in an emergency.

The research covered 549,607 births and showed the average mortality rate of babies born in hospital was 0.3 per 1,000 births, but this rose to one per 1,000 births for those born at home.

An editorial in The Lancet said, "Women have the right to choose how and where to give birth, but they do not have the right to put their baby at risk."

"Home delivery is an option for mothers with uncomplicated pregnancies, provided they are advised of the risks involved, have one-to-one midwife care that includes good resuscitation skills and accreditation by a local regulatory body, and live in a location that allows quick access to obstetric care. Hospital delivery should be the preferred method of delivery for high-risk pregnancies, even though it is not without risks," the editorial added. (With Inputs from Agencies)