The study concluded that, «Low - risk women... experienced high rates
of normal physiologic birth and very low rates of operative birth and interventions, with no concomitant increase in adverse events.»
«Our goal was to design a dataset that could help to reliably inform health care providers, policy makers, and families about the outcomes of midwifery care in all birth settings, and the characteristics
of normal physiologic birth,» said Geradine Simkins, CNM, MSN, Executive Director, Midwives Alliance of North America.
This study enables families, providers and policymakers to have a transparent look at the risks and benefits of planned home birth as well as the health benefits
of normal physiologic birth.
> Low - risk women in this sample experienced high rates
of normal physiologic birth and very low rates of operative birth and interventions, with no concomitant increase in adverse events
Not exact matches
We believe in the
physiologic model
of care, which is client - centered, respects
birth as a
normal life event, care is individualized and interventions only used when necessary, time charts are irrelevant, and clients are respected as autonomous and the best people to make decisions for themselves and their baby.
My philosophy
of birth is that it is a
normal, beautiful, powerful and
physiologic process and that ALL families have the absolute right to knowledge about all
of the choices, options and alternatives they have when it comes to pregnancy and childbirth.
It is also possible that the unique health care system found in the United States — and particularly the lack
of integration across
birth settings, combined with elevated rates
of obstetric intervention — contributes to intrapartum mortality due to delays in timely transfer related to fear
of reprisal and / or because some women with higher - risk pregnancies still choose home
birth because there are fewer options that support
normal physiologic birth available in their local hospitals.
This is the largest registry
of planned home
births in the U.S. and one
of only two large datasets where
normal physiologic birth can be studied, and we thank all
of the contributor midwives who have made this possible.
MANA is committed to enabling transformative research, promoting an evidence - based Midwifery Model
of Care, addressing health disparities, and achieving optimal outcomes through
normal physiologic birth and healthcare across the lifespan.