Home births in south-west Australia.
One hundred and sixty-five women (primiparous, 31%) who planned to have a home birth under the care of one of six registered midwives in the south-west of Western Australia between 1983 and 1986 were studied retrospectively. One neonatal death occurred, which was due to congenital anomalies. Sixteen per cent of the women were transferred to a hospital for the delivery. No woman's labour was induced, and the rates for assisted delivery and caesarean section were very low (5% and 1% of deliveries, respectively). The conclusion is drawn that women who choose to have a home birth in the south-west of Western Australia may do so with a high degree of safety.
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D001034:Apgar Score; D001724:Birth Weight; D036861:Delivery, Obstetric; D005260:Female; D006700:Home Childbirth; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008423:Maternal Age; D009721:Nurse Midwives; D010298:Parity; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome / Q000453:epidemiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014904:Western Australia