The higher perinatal death rate in Australian home births was due to the inclusion of predictably high risk births and prolonged asphyxia during labour (bmj.com)
The TOTAL perinatal death rate for the USA is 7 per thousand, counting all 3rd trimester stillbirths and all deaths through 1 month of age. (skepticalob.com)
She singled out the Netherlands because they have a significant percentage of their births attended by midwives at home and they have one of the highest perinatal death rates in Europe. (skepticalob.com)