Sol Invictus
09-01-2009, 03:42 AM
The Canadian Press
August 31 2009
A new study suggests that deliveries of infants in planned home births in the presence of a registered midwife are as safe as those done in hospitals.
The study looked at nearly 2,900 home births attended by midwives in B.C., and more than 4,700 planned hospital births also in the presence of midwives.
The study, led by Dr. Patricia Janssen from the University of British Columbia, then compared these births to more than 5,300 births attended by physicians in hospital.
Researchers found women who had planned a home birth had lower risk of obstetric interventions, including a C-section, or complications like hemorrhage, compared to those who delivered in hospitals.
Full Article (http://www.parentcentral.ca/parent/babiespregnancy/article/688947)
August 31 2009
A new study suggests that deliveries of infants in planned home births in the presence of a registered midwife are as safe as those done in hospitals.
The study looked at nearly 2,900 home births attended by midwives in B.C., and more than 4,700 planned hospital births also in the presence of midwives.
The study, led by Dr. Patricia Janssen from the University of British Columbia, then compared these births to more than 5,300 births attended by physicians in hospital.
Researchers found women who had planned a home birth had lower risk of obstetric interventions, including a C-section, or complications like hemorrhage, compared to those who delivered in hospitals.
Full Article (http://www.parentcentral.ca/parent/babiespregnancy/article/688947)