Not exact matches
Incremental cost effectiveness ratios and net benefit statistics for normal birth outcome in women at
low risk of
complications according to planned place of birth: home, freestanding midwifery unit (FMU), or alongside midwifery unit (AMU) with
obstetric unit (OU) as reference
In this study of the cost effectiveness of alternative planned places of birth in England in women at
low risk of
complications before the onset of labour, we found that the cost of intrapartum and after birth care, and associated related
complications, was less for births planned at home, in a free standing midwifery unit, or in an alongside midwifery unit compared with planned births in an
obstetric unit.
As a final stage of development, two authors (VS and CR) assessed usability and feasibility by using the ResQu Index in a systematic review on maternal and perinatal outcomes related to place of birth for women at
low risk of
obstetric complications in high - income countries.
For pregnant women who are at
low risk of
complications giving birth, the risk of newborn death and maternal
complications is similar for
obstetric deliveries by family physicians and obstetricians, according to a large study published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).