Publishing
only lower intervention rates but not outcome data is right up the alley with MacDorman from the CDC who has been hiding outcome data forever while at the same time using birth certificate data for her own agenda.
The Scandinavian countries and the Netherlands, which did not follow the trend towards steep increases in caesarean sections during the 1990s, 9 have a tradition of perceiving birth above all as a normal physiological process and of
valuing low intervention rates.
On the other hand, some studies comparing home and hospital birth with the same midwives providing care in both settings
found lower intervention rates in the home birth group, suggesting that the birth setting also has a significant effect on outcomes [2,5].
Renowned for her practice's exemplary results and
low intervention rates, Ina May Gaskin has gained international notoriety for promoting natural birth.
(Hatem et al., Midwife - led versus other models of care for childbearing women, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2008) A recently published study of Ireland's two MLUs at Cavan General Hospital and Our Lady of Lourdes Drogheda by Trinity College Dublin praises the midwife - led care practiced in these units, finding it as safe as consultant - led care and with
lower intervention rates and higher satisfaction among women.
Most questions do not, though, because birth centers typically have
low intervention rates and little opportunity or interest in separating you from your baby, partner, or friends.
«As more women choose home birth and as the midwifery profession grows in Ontario, it will be interesting to see whether
the lower intervention rates that have been consistently observed to date among women who plan home births are sustained.»
Birth Matters: A Midwife's ManifestaBuy now on Amazon Renowned for her practice's exemplary results and
low intervention rates, Ina May Gaskin has gained international notoriety for promoting natural birth.
Birth centers are run by midwives who are the safest providers for pregnant women and have
the lowest intervention rate and best outcomes for mom and baby.
* Doula support has been shown to contribute to
lower intervention rates, lower rates of surgical births, shorter labors, babies with higher APGAR scores and higher rates of birth satisfaction.