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The largest study of home births attended by Certified Professional Midwives, as published in the British Medical Journal, has found that home birth is safe for low risk women and involves far fewer interventions than similar births in hospitals.
Safe and Healthy Outcomes: ØResults are consistent with most studies of planned home births, and low risk hospital births. ØZero Maternal Deaths ØIntrapartum and Neonatal mortality: 2.0 per 1,000 intended home births (Only 1.7 per 1,000 intended home births when planned breach and twin births are excluded) Ø Immediate neonatal concerns resulted in just 2.4% of newborns being placed in neonatal intensive care ØAt 6 weeks well over 90% of mothers were still breastfeeding their babies Low Rate of Medical Intervention: ØMuch lower rates of interventions for intended home births compared to hospital births |
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Induction of labor (only with oxytocin or prostaglandins) Stimulation of labor (only with oxytocin) Electric fetal monitoring Episiotomy Vacuum Extraction Cesarean Section |
Planned Home Birth
Hospital Birth 2.1% 21.0% 2.7% 18.9% 9.6% 84.3% 2.1% 33.0% 0.6% 5.5% 3.7% 19.0% |
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Satisfied Mothers ØOnly 1.7% of the mothers said they would chose a different type of caregiver for a future pregnancy Few Transfers to Hospital Care ØOnly 2.1% transferred to the hospital intrapartum or postpartum ØFive out six transfers were before delivery, most for failure to progress, pain relief of exhaustion ØMidwife considered transfer urgent in only 3.4% of intended home births High Credibility ØIncluded all home births involving Certified Professional Midwives in 2000 Ø5,418 women in the US and Canada who intended to give birth at home as of the start of labor ØProspective - Every planned home birth was registered in the study prior to labor and delivery For more info on this study please Click Here |
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