Suppose, unlook’d for in a scene so rude, Long hid by interposing hill or wood, Some mansion neat and elegantly dress’d, By some kind hospitable heart possess’d Offer him warmth, security and rest;

“Do you walk out this morning, my dear?” / “Yes, I shall go to the rectory, and seek and find Caroline Helstone, and make her take some exercise. She shall have a breezy walk over Nunnely Common.”

‘How about a quick handjob?’ he begged.

Figures on the number of women choosing to freebirth are not collated, but researchers and midwives believe it's on the rise.