According to a new Dutch study that is published today in Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, a journal of the Nordic Federation of Societies of Obstetrics and Gynecology, there is a 10-fold increase in fetal mortality in vaginal delivery for breech presentation compared to elective C - section. (sciencedaily.com)
The intrapartum fetal mortality rate for women admitted to the birth center in labor was 0.47 / 1000. (jennifermargulis.net)
There is a false dichotomy being presented here, which implies that a woman must choose between a hospital birth with increased interventions or a homebirth with increased risks of fetal mortality. (skepticalob.com)