title: Attitude to home birth in an antenatal population at the Rotunda Hospital.
abstract: 195 Women attending the antenatal clinics at the hospital were interviewed, about their attitudes to home birth using a standardised questionnaire. One hundred and seventy one women (88%) said that they would not favour a home birth in a subsequent delivery, 19 (9.5%) said that they would consider a home birth in a subsequent pregnancy and the remaining 5 (2.5%) were unsure. Although the majority of women attending the Rotunda Hospital would not consider a home birth, approximately 10% of the sample population would consider this in their next pregnancy. This pilot study indicates that there may be a demand for home birth in patients attending our hospital and further evaluation of this need is warranted.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: O'Donovan
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Connolly
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zainal
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Byrne
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006700:Home Childbirth / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006771:Hospitals, Maternity; D006801:Humans; D007494:Ireland; D010358:Patient Participation; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011247:Pregnancy; D011295:Prenatal Care; D018570:Risk Assessment; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires