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http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/singapore/story/more-parents-opting-give-birth-home-20140224 newspostPurchase this article for republication photobankBuy SPH photos Dr Teoh Ren Shang and his wife Victoria with their son Xavier, who was born in the master bedroom of their HDB flat. -- ST PHOTO: MUGILAN RAJASEGERAN By Linette Lai Four weeks ago, Xavier Teoh was born in the master bedroom of his parents' Housing Board flat. Not because it was an emergency. His parents chose to have their first-born at home. "Why should we make something natural, unnatural?" said his father, Dr Teoh Ren Shang, a senior resident physician at Ang Mo Kio Community Hospital. "Hospitals are not as intimate and familiar as the home, where you are in control of the atmosphere." BACKGROUND STORY PRICELESS EXPERIENCE He caught the baby. He cut the cord. It was priceless. - Mrs Victoria Teoh, on how her husband, Dr Teoh Ren Shang, was involved in welcoming their son, Xavier HOSPITAL IS SAFEST We believe that a safe delivery should not be taken for granted, and is best conducted in a hospital with access to emergency care should the need arise. - Dr Shephali Tagore of the KK Women's and Children's Hospital TO READ THE FULL STORY... Log in Subscribe NEXT STORY: Government 'considering' lease buyback for bigger HDB flats