Home birth is not allowed in Finland (legally) for first children, no midwife will perform it as the risk is too high. One thing in Finland is that they really do a pretty decent job of baby healthcare. A benefit of high taxes. The birth of ours is another story altogether and suction was required (new forceps?) and the recovery is still ongoing a year and a half later.
Essentially, people know what they know and believe what they know to be correct whilst rarely doing the research required to check.