New Studies Published by Oregon State University Professor Confirm
Safety of Home Birth With Midwives in the U.S.
Not exact matches
«The highly charged debate over the
safety of home birth was inflamed by the publication
of a meta - analysis by Joseph R. Wax and coworkers, [1] which concluded that «less medical intervention during planned
home birth is associated
with a tripling
of the neonatal mortality rate.»
Random control trials
with regards to
home birth verses hospital delivery are not ethical, and the methodological challenges
of attempting to compare the
safety of home and hospital
birth are exceptionally tricky which is why the
home birth debate has yet to be resolved.
And most
of all, because there are NO guarantees, one way or the other - the numbers on
safety and well being
with home births are better than those in the hospital.
Inspired by a discussion amongst the writers on Eco Child's Play about our
births and the
safety of home births in particular, we decided to share our labor experiences
with our readers.
«NCT's own detailed review
of home birth concluded that, although the quality
of comparative evidence on the
safety of home birth is poor, there is no evidence that for women
with a low risk
of complications the likelihood
of a baby dying is any higher if they plan for a
home birth compared
with planning for a hospital
birth.»
Asked about
safety concerns
of her planned
home birth, Surette - Nelson explains: «Because this was my second uncomplicated pregnancy, my familiarity
with the labouring and birthing process left me
with few major concerns about the
safety of a
home birth.»
MANA had provided me
with the 24 best studies to prove the
safety of home birth.
Johnson & Daviss: Letter C under section III
of the list
of studies that the Midwives Alliance
of North America deems the very best in proving
home birth safety is titled, «Outcomes
of planned
home birth with certified professional midwives.»
They started
with patient
safety and showed that planned
home birth has unnecessary, preventable, irremediable increased risk
of harm for pregnant, fetal, and neonatal patients.
This classic book on
home birth is now in its fourth edition,
with updated information on the
safety of natural childbirth, new birthing stories, and the most recent statistics on
births managed by The Farm Midwives.
The finding that the risk
of PPH was lower if a
home birth was intended even when «high - risk»
births were included in the model raises the question
of whether it is necessary for all women
with «high - risk» pregnancies to be advised to plan a hospital
birth on the grounds
of safety.
The results
of this study, and those
of its companion article about the development
of the MANA Stats registry, confirm the
safety and overwhelmingly positive health benefits for low - risk mothers and babies who choose to
birth at
home with a midwife.
This study provides women
with the information needed to make decisions regarding the
safety of home birth.
In order to address the issue
of safety of home birth in BC, we compared selected outcomes for planned
home births attended by regulated midwives
with those for planned hospital
births attended by midwives and by physicians.
Like I said in my email Leigh, I totally agree
with you on the
safety of US
home birth — but I think that something is missing from this discussion, and that's the psychological
safety of birthing women as well as their and their babies physical
safety.
The first, from the Midwives Alliance
of North America (MANA) confirmed «the
safety and overwhelmingly positive health benefits for low - risk mothers and babies who choose to
birth at
home with a midwife.»
Most recently, British Columbia Health Minister MacDiarmid, accepting the evidence
of safety, patient satisfaction and cost - effectiveness, has announced government support for women
with low - risk pregnancies to plan a
home birth, including support for physicians to become appropriately trained to attend
home births (28).
The uptick in
home births along
with research showing the
safety and benefits
of home birth have lit a fire under researchers and medical professionals alike.
Due to a wide experience as a «first responder», I possess deep insight into managing emergency situations such as accidents, stabbings and
home births, all
of which I have successfully handled
with one goal in mind — human
safety first.