How do you make a natural home birth as comfortable and safe comfortable as possible?

Obsessive planning: Hope for the best, plan for the worst. Try to anticipate and plan for every possible contingency. If there is an emergency, minutes can be the difference between a scare and a disaster. Everyone should know exactly what they should do and what their responsibilities are. Knowing that everything is covered will allow you to relax and enjoy the experience.

In a hospital unit: There are many hospitals that have special midwife friendly units that have a family friendly home like set up. Their suites are close enough to the traditional delivery room/surgical suite to provide a safe setting for your delivery while permitting rapid response to any emergency.I've never been comfortable with home births.I've seen too many bad outcomes at delivery to consider them safe,ever.