A Nashville Midwife Lists Homebirth Studies
By Danell Swim
April 9, 2008
A list of studies which illustrate whether homebirth is safe, or hospital birth is safe. Click the link for a full list. Quite impressive!
Outcomes of planned home births with certified professional midwives: large prospective study in North America
Johnson and Daviss, British Medical Journal, June 2005
“Conclusions: Planned home birth for low risk women in North America using certified professional midwives was associated with lower rates of medical intervention but similar intrapartum and neonatal mortality to that of low risk hospital births in the United States.”
Answers to questions about the BMJ CPM 2000 study
Outcomes of planned home births versus planned hospital births after regulation of midwifery in British Columbia
Janssen et al, Canadian Medical Association Journal, Feb. 2002
“Interpretation: There was no increased maternal or neonatal risk associated with planned home birth under the care of a regulated midwife.”
Outcomes of intended home births in nurse-midwifery practice: a prospective descriptive study
Murphy and Fullerton, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sept. 1998
“Conclusion: Home birth can be accomplished with good outcomes under the care of qualified practitioners and within a system that facilitates transfer to hospital care when necessary. Intrapartal mortality during intended home birth is concentrated in postdates pregnancies with evidence of meconium passage.”
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