The state's figures show that that year, the death rate for babies in planned home births with a midwife was about seven times that of births at a hospital. (skepticalob.com)
We compared the outcomes of planned home births attended by midwives with those of planned hospital births attended by midwives or physicians. (greenmedinfo.com)
If so, this self selection may have resulted in better outcomes among women with planned home birth. (skepticalob.com)