There are many studies that show that perinatal outcomes for low risk women
in planned home birth are as good or better than those from planned hospital births.
Maternal and newborn outcomes
in planned home birth vs. planned hospital births: a metaanalysis.Am J Obstet Gynecol, 203 (3): 243.
Perinatal outcome index
in planned home births and planned hospital births controlled for background variables in low risk pregnancies
My eldest was born in Israel, and the experience was so AWFUL that 3 of my next 4 were born
in planned home births.
In a planned home birth assisted by an experienced midwife with collaborative medical back up in case transfer should be necessary these drawbacks are avoided while the benefit of access to medical intervention when needed is maintained.
23 Therefore, the higher rate of admission (or readmission if a hospital birth) among newborns
in the planned home - birth group than of readmission in the planned hospital - birth group may have been linked to the need for treatment of hyper - bilirubinemia, which, among babies born in hospital, may require a longer stay in hospital rather than readmission.
The difference between midwifery groups would not have been significant, and the rate of perinatal death
in the planned home - birth group would still have been very low.
Because I was working very hard to believe
in my planned home birth, I hadn't packed a hospital bag.
Women
in the planned home - birth group were significantly less likely than those who planned a midwife - attended hospital birth to have obstetric interventions (e.g., electronic fetal monitoring, relative risk [RR] 0.32, 95 % CI 0.29 — 0.36; assisted vaginal delivery, RR 0.41, 95 % 0.33 — 0.52) or adverse maternal outcomes (e.g., third - or fourth - degree perineal tear, RR 0.41, 95 % CI 0.28 — 0.59; postpartum hemorrhage, RR 0.62, 95 % CI 0.49 — 0.77).
The incidence of stillbirth or neonatal death was 1.15 per every 1000 births
in the planned home birth group compared with 0.94 per 1000 in the planned hospital birth group.
Review of perinatal deaths
in the planned home births group identified inappropriate inclusion of women with risk factors for home birth and inadequate fetal surveillance during labor.
Maternal and newborn outcomes
in planned home birth vs planned hospital births: A metaanalysis.
The scope of transfer
in planned home births has not been assessed in a systematic review.
Transfer to hospital
in planned home births: A systematic review.
Maternal and newborn outcomes
in planned home birth vs planned hospital birth: a metaanalysis.
Transfer to hospital
in planned home births: a systematic review.
During 1985 - 90 there were just over 1.5 million births in Australia, giving a death rate (including late neonatal deaths) of 10.8 per 1000 compared with 7.1 per 1000
in planned home births (table 4).
Intrapartum death not associated with congenital malformations or extreme immaturity (defined in the home birth group as an infant weighing < 1000 g) was three times as frequent
in planned home births than it was nationwide (3.0; 1.9 to 4.8)(table 4).
When the analysis was restricted to units or trusts with a response rate of at least 85 %, the higher odds of the primary outcome for nulliparous women
in the planned home birth group remained, and the strength of this association increased (appendix 5 on bmj.com).
In the subgroup analysis stratified by parity, there was an increased incidence of the primary outcome for nulliparous women
in the planned home birth group (weighted incidence 9.3 per 1000 births, 95 % confidence interval 6.5 to 13.1) compared with the obstetric unit group (weighted incidence 5.3, 3.9 to 7.3).
Study results provide evidence that mortality outcomes
in planned home birth are not significantly different compared to planned hospital birth, among 693,592 women with singleton births in the Netherlands.
SS, I am sure any midwife would have sent you to the hospital as well even
in a planned home birth situation.
Kate was primary author for the NYSALM Position Statement on Planned Home Birth, outlining model behavior for both midwives and hospital providers during transfers, the NYSALM Policy on Complaints, and is currently chairing the committee developing Guidelines for Collaboration
in Planned Home Birth Midwifery Practice.
There were two maternal deaths
in the planned home birth group (2 per 100,000) and three in the planned hospital birth group (6 per 100,000).
This is because the vast majority of stillbirths delivered in the hospital are known to be antepartum and not intrapartum.29, 30, 31 On the other hand, in out - of - hospital settings, most antepartum deaths
in planned home births would be transferred to the hospital.
Maternal and newborn outcomes
in planned home birth vs planned hospital births: a metaanalysis.
Wax JR, Lucas FL, Lamont M, Pinette MG, Cartin A, Blackstone J. Maternal and newborn outcomes
in planned home birth vs planned hospital births: a metaanalysis.
«Maternal and newborn outcomes
in planned home birth vs planned hospital births: a metaanalysis» by Joseph R. Wax, MD; F. Lee Lucas, PhD; Maryanne Lamont, MLS; Michael G. Pinette, MD; Angelina Cartin; and Jacquelyn Blackstone, DO, appeared in the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Volume 203, Issue 3 (September 2010) published by Elsevier.
In planning a home birth, my primary focus was not actually avoiding a C - section so much because of the above reasons (I wasn't aware of these at the time).
Healthcare $ 20,000 — gold - plated coverage through (soon to be former) employer; cutting corners on healthcare will never be
in our plan Home maintenance $ 7,200
Every detail was considered
in planning this home and the setting provided lasting memories for my family.
In planning the home, the homeowners were inspired by the look of Bali pole houses and the openness of loft apartments.
Not exact matches
In its response,
Home Depot followed a
plan honed over many hurricane seasons, which aims to minimize disruptions and ensure that it can continue to deliver essential materials and equipment to the affected areas.
All of these efforts are
in response to Amazon's
plan, announced last month, to build a second headquarters that would be «fully equal» to its Seattle
home base.
«The addition of a commercial - free
plan gives our subscribers even more ways to customize their CBS viewing experience — from which devices to whether they watch
in or out of the
home, and now with commercials or without.»
Think about a visa
plan far
in advance of your first trip to the new country you will call
home.
Three days before Hurricane Harvey hit Texas, hardware retailer
Home Depot received an alert from a weather service and activated its disaster - response
plan to get supplies to those
in the storm's path, while turning a profit, too.
LAGOS, May 2 - Nigerian energy firm Forte Oil said it
plans to sell its upstream services and power businesses
in Nigeria and divest from Ghana to focus on its core fuel distribution operation at
home.
Rogers launched the original «Roam Like
Home»
plan in response to complaints he heard from numerous customers.
Southern California Edison has a
plan to install 250 megawatts
in its
home state over the next few years.
Called Roam Like
Home, it allows subscribers to pay $ 5 per day to use their Canadian wireless
plans while
in the U.S., instead of having to purchase a roaming package.
Jotting down motivational quotes and hanging them
in prominent places around your
home can help give you the inspiration you need throughout the day to stick to your
plan.
Median
home prices are currently at 4.6 times our gross median household income, but Demographia, an urban
planning research firm and consultancy
in the U.S., argues that prices become unaffordable when they exceed three times income.
Are you
planning to stay
in your
home for at least five more years?»
Martha Stewart Weddings and the trends consultancy the Futures Co. say that destination weddings are increasing
in popularity, with 31 % of brides between the ages of 21 and 30
planning to tie the knot away from
home — that's up from previous estimates of 10 % to 20 %.
In addition to its phone, the company also
plans to release a voice - controlled smart
home device similar to the Amazon Echo called H
home device similar to the Amazon Echo called
HomeHome.
Buyers of houses — even ones fronting the ocean — want to have pools, while «smart»
homes filled with tech, elaborate outdoor seating areas, and
homes with so - called «flexible» layouts (meaning they're open
plan, rather than having dedicated dining, living, and entertaining rooms) are
in vogue.
In the U.K., the House of Lords communications committee recently criticized the government's
plan to build fibre broadband out to curbside hubs, then connect to
homes via copper wires.
To find out where you could live by the 50/30/20
plan on $ 50,000 or less a year — that's take -
home pay, not pre-tax income — GOBankingRates examined the following monthly expenses for a single person
in 270 cities:
Heinze
plans to stay
in her house for the foreseeable future, but Cook considers her
home part of a long - term investment strategy.