A home birth is when someone delivers outside the hospital or birth center.
Experts Remain Divided on Safety of Home Births
Some people childbirth think an act so natural as giving birth can be accomplished safely at home, without medical intervention.
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Is Planned Home and Out Of Hospital Birth Safe?
A planned home birth takes place at home or in a residence rather than in a hospital.
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During COVID-19: Is Home Birth Better than Hospital Birth?
Even now: Home birth is not safer than hospital birth.
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Home-Birth Apgar Scores Too Good to Be True?
A newborn baby's Apgar score provides a quick summary of the health of the child a minute after it's born and again at five minutes. Possible scores range from a low of zero to a high of 10.
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Incomplete Data and Deception in Homebirths
One of the issues in the discussion of homebirths is that data are shown incompletely. If you want to participate in a reasonable discussion of any subject, it is crucial that you consider all facts, not just the ones you choose. ... read more »
Homebirth on the Prairie
Homebirth story as told by comedian Patton Oswalt.
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Top Reasons to Choose a Hospital Birth
So many reasons to deliver the baby in the hospital.
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Setting Makes Home Deliveries More Risky, Not Midwives
Dr. Grunebaum advises patients invite a midwife into the hospital delivery room so a
woman can have both the comfort of a familiar birthing companion and the necessary medical staff and equipment.
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Low APGAR Scores for Infants Born Outside of a Hospital
According to research published in the October 2013 edition of the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, women seeking to give birth outside of the hospital should be warned of increased risk of low APGAR scores and increased risk of seizures.
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Perinatal Outcomes Associated with Planned Home Births in the US
According to an oral presentation presented at 32nd annual meeting of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, more women are choosing home births today than ever before, but information regarding the safety of home births is non-conclusive.
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