The state's figures show that that year, the death rate for babies in
planned home births with a midwife was about seven times that of births at a hospital.
A total of 12 percent of the women who
planned home births in the newly published study ended up being transferred to hospitals due to complications.
We compared the outcomes
of planned home births attended by midwives with those of planned hospital births attended by midwives or physicians.
No strong evidence about the benefits and safety of
planned home birth compared to planned hospital birth for low - risk pregnant women.
If you are
not planning a home birth, you will probably go to the hospital or birth center towards the end of this stage or early into the next stage.
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].
Data on home births were compared with all Australian births during 1985 - 90 and with
planned home births elsewhere, identified from a literature search for comparable data from the 1980s and 1990s.
There was no increased maternal or neonatal risk associated with
planned home birth under the care of a regulated midwife.
However, the goal of this summit was not to examine, debate, or form a consensus statement regarding the evidence published regarding safety or maternal - newborn outcomes
of planned home birth.
This study supports previous research indicating that
planned home birth with qualified care providers can be a safe alternative for healthy lower risk women.
Among parous women the rates of Apgar scores below seven and NICU admissions were significantly lower
among planned home births (NICU admissions up to 28 days, 1.36 versus 1.95 %, aOR 0.79, 95 % CI: 0.66 to 0.93).
Given these data, we hope providers in all settings can learn from what's working well
at planned home births.»
In a nationwide cohort study, de Jonge et al (2015) compared rates of adverse perinatal outcomes
between planned home births versus planned hospital births.
I'm 6 days away from my DD (been late with both, both close to 10 lbs) Third baby, 2nd
planned home birth if all goes well.
«Maternal and newborn outcomes in
planned home birth vs planned hospital births: a metaanalysis» by Joseph R. Wax, MD; F. Lee Lucas, PhD; Maryanne Lamont, MLS; Michael G. Pinette, MD; Angelina Cartin; and Jacquelyn Blackstone, DO, appeared in the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Volume 203, Issue 3 (September 2010) published by Elsevier.
The study reviewed the births of nearly 17,000 women and found that, among low - risk women,
planned home births result in low rates of birth interventions without an increase in adverse outcomes for mothers and newborns.
Planned home birth ending in hospital transfer should be its own category, so we can stop arguing about transfers screwing up the statistics either way.
Ethics dictate that all healthcare providers should respect the autonomy of individuals to make their own informed decisions, and this study provides further information about the risks and benefits of
planned home birth so that families can make those decisions with the information available.
The statement outlines the health care system components that the authors say are critical to reducing perinatal mortality rates and achieving favorable home birth outcomes, and makes a number of recommendations for use when
considering planned home birth.
For the first 28 days postpartum, they
found planned home births saved an average $ 2,338 compared to a planned hospital birth with a midwife.