The study did not compare
the relative safety of home births against low - risk women who opted for doctor rather than midwife - led care.
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.
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.
A randomised controlled trial would help to resolve the controversy over the
relative safety of home and hospital
birth, 2 but conditions for a «fair» trial are difficult to achieve.
The
relative safety of planned
home births is a topic
of continuous debate, but studies have so far been too small to compare severe maternal complications between planned
home and planned hospital
birth among low risk women.
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.