There was no increased maternal or neonatal risk associated with
planned home birth under the care of a regulated midwife.
INTERPRETATION: There was no increased maternal or neonatal risk associated with
planned home birth under the care of a regulated midwife.
Not exact matches
Although they had spent many hours
planning for their son's
birth, in a tub
under a tree outside their
home, they say they never
planned for an «orgasmic»
birth.
Since the early 1990s, government policy on maternity care in England has moved towards policies designed to give women with straightforward pregnancies a choice of settings for
birth.1 2 In this context, freestanding midwifery units, midwifery units located in the same building or on the same site as an obstetric unit (hereafter referred to as alongside midwifery units), and
home birth services have increasingly become relevant to the configuration of maternity services
under consideration in England.3 The relative benefits and risks of
birth in these alternative settings have been widely debated in recent years.4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Lower rates of obstetric interventions and other positive maternal outcomes have been consistently found in
planned births at
home and in midwifery units, but clear conclusions regarding perinatal outcome have been lacking.
Johnson & Daviss: Letter C
under section III of the list of studies that the Midwives Alliance of North America deems the very best in proving
home birth safety is titled, «Outcomes of
planned home birth with certified professional midwives.»
Note: However, coverage of
home births will be considered when mandated by law
under plans subject to state mandates.
It is important to note that this study included only
planned home births, and
under - counted the actual risk of death at
home birth in 3 separate ways:
A few recent studies have concluded that
under some circumstances there is a small increased risk to the baby if the mother
plans a
home birth [1, 2].
Several studies [13 — 19] have found reduced obstetric interventions and optimal outcomes among healthy women who
planned to give
birth at
home or a
birth centre
under the care of midwives.