WOMEN wanting homebirths are under pressure to have their children before July 1 next year, according to the Ballarat Maternity Coalition.And some women are considering limiting their families to just one child if homebirth midwives are refused professional indemnity support.Ballarat Maternity Coalition president Faye Kricak yesterday said all women should have the birth they wanted."We don't go around saying people should have homebirths. It's just a right of choice," Ms Kricak said.The coalition yesterday presented a letter to Ballarat MHR Catherine King asking her to support homebirth funding under the Medicare Benefits Schedule, with indemnity support for midwives.The Health Legislation Amendment (Midwives and Nurse Practitioners) Bill 2009 and two related bills currently under debate could make homebirths unlawful from July 1 next year under National Registration and Accreditation of Health Professionals laws."We just want to know yes or no if she supports all women's choice to choose a birthcare provider and a place of birth, Ms Kricak said."She warned the legislation could put babies and mothers at risk."Does it take a baby to die at home without a midwife for things to change?"Ms King said the Federal Government's $120.5 million national plan for maternity services recognised the role midwives play.She said none of the proposed bills covering the area of midwives and nurse practitioners made home birthing illegal, but she had met with Health Minister Nicola Roxon about the issue.However, draft legislation on a national scheme for health professional registering would affect midwives who undertake homebirths.About 30 Ballarat Maternity Coalition members will attend a Homebirth Australia rally in Canberra on September 7.