With a midwife present at all of the births she said the experience was all the more rewarding.

However she was concerned homebirthing would eventually be outlawed because privately practicing midwives without insurance would be deregistered.

Federal health minister Nicola Roxon had proposed barring uninsured midwives from the middle of next year but quickly back-flipped after mothers spoke out on the issue.

"It is already hard enough for midwives to get insurance because it is perceived as being too high risk," Mrs Lewis said.

"Homebirthing is not a dangerous practice."

Mrs Lewis believed the Government’s stance was based on politics not facts.

Mrs Lewis gave birth to her children at home because she did not want the experience influenced by hospital policy.

"I wanted to be in charge of making my own decisions," she said.

"The midwives at each birth made me feel extremely confident and never questioned my ability."