Archives for Home Birth & Birth Centers
Newborn Mortality Higher with Midwives at Home than with Midwives in the Hospital
In an article published online in the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology (March 24, 2014), the authors examined newborn mortality in relation to birth settings and birth attendants in…
Misoprostol – Saving Mothers’ Lives with a Simple Intervention
Rangkhani, a village in Baglung District, Nepal I am writing this from Nepal, where I have spent 4-8 weeks every spring for the past four years working with One Heart…
Having Your Baby at Home, or Thinking about It?
Thanks to Susan Moray, CPM, LDEM Home birth is increasing in popularity in the United States, although it still accounts for a small percentage of births overall - less than…
Birth Centers are Safe, Satisfying, and Cost-effective
Aurora Birth Center, Oregon; Thanks to Susie Corcoran, CNM, MS According to a study conducted by the American Association of Birth Centers and published in the Journal of Midwifery and…
Home birth rate increases in US from 1990-2009
A 2012study from the US CDC National Center for Health Statistics found that home birth is on the rise in the US. (more…)
Home Birth Study Findings Raise Controversy
From Medscape Medical News; Home Birth Study Findings Raise Controversy, by Emma Hitt, PhD July 16, 2010 — A meta-analysis of studies comparing planned home births vs hospital births reported…
Landmark Study Shows Giving Birth at Home is Safe
The largest prospective study of planned home birth with a direct-entry midwife shows that homebirth is as safe as hospital birth for low risk women, yet carries a much lower rate of…