Actually, hard numbers
on the safety of home birth are surprisingly difficult to nail down.
«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.»
MAWS (Midwives Association of WA) Info
on safety of home birth and a directory of out of hospital midwives in WA
Not exact matches
In any case, there are no studies done
on the relative
safety of UC, so it can not be unequivocally stated that UC is more dangerous than midwife - assisted
home birth.
Authors Wax, Lucas, Lamont, Pinette, Cartin & Blackstone sought to systematically review the medical literature
on the maternal and newborn
safety of planned
home verses planned hospital
birth, a level IV rating
on the Hierarchy
of Evidence.
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.
The expert
on water
birth is Dr. M. Odent the famous french OB and overwhelming supporter
of the
safety of home birth.
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.
The study adds to the body
of large cohort studies
of planned
home births that have reported
on the relative
safety of home versus hospital
births.
If anyone has a question about the «
safety»
of a home birth and if it is for you - watch «The Business Of Being Born» and «Orgasmic Birth» both out on DV
of a
home birth and if it is for you - watch «The Business Of Being Born» and «Orgasmic Birth» both out on
birth and if it is for you - watch «The Business
Of Being Born» and «Orgasmic Birth» both out on DV
Of Being Born» and «Orgasmic
Birth» both out on
Birth» both out
on DVD.
Out -
of - hospital
birth: Is this practitioner familiar,
on board, and / or educated about the option and
safety of birth center or
home birth?
It's time for some real leadership to emerge
on the issue
of safety in
home birth.
We sought to systematically review the medical literature
on the maternal and newborn
safety of planned
home vs planned hospital
birth.
In a meta - analysis, Wax and colleagues (2010) reviewed the medical literature
on the maternal and newborn
safety of planned
home versus planned hospital
birth.
The
safety of home birth is a controversial topic and this episode includes a lot
of research
on whether
home birth is safe and what some
of the risks are.
But the key to the
safety of home birth depends
on midwives» ability to transfer a small percentage
of clients to a higher level
of care when needed.
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.
There are also several stories
of positive
birth in a variety
of circumstances, including hospital, twins, induction, «high risk» and more, plus thoughts and advice from professionals
on everything from
home birth safety to your rights in the
birth room.
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.
International research
on safety of homebirths [1]: «In 2014, a comprehensive review in the Journal
of Medical Ethics
of 12 previously published studies encompassing 500,000 planned
home births in low - risk women found that perinatal mortality rates for
home births were triple that
of hospital
births.
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.
Our study adds to the body
of large cohort studies
of planned
home births that have reported
on the relative
safety of home versus hospital
birth.
On the issue of planned home birth there is strong resistance reported in news articles from medical experts a position supported in a recently published systematic review of the medical literature on the maternal and newborn safety [39
On the issue
of planned
home birth there is strong resistance reported in news articles from medical experts a position supported in a recently published systematic review
of the medical literature
on the maternal and newborn safety [39
on the maternal and newborn
safety [39].