Transfers to Hospital in Planned Home Birth in 4 Nordic Countries: A Prospective Cohort Study

(Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand. 2016;95:420–428)Research has shown that of women planning to give birth at home in western countries up to one-third are transferred to a hospital during labor or after the birth. The objective of this study was to describe how often women and neonates were transferred fr...

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Published in:	Obstetric anesthesia digest Vol. 37; no. 1; p. 36
Main Authors:	Blix, Ellen, Kumle, Merethe H, Ingversen, Karen, Huitfeldt, Anette S, Hegaard, Hanne K, Ólafsdóttir, Ólöf Á, øian, Pål, Lindgren, Helena
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Copyright Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved 01-03-2017
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Summary:	(Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand. 2016;95:420–428)Research has shown that of women planning to give birth at home in western countries up to one-third are transferred to a hospital during labor or after the birth. The objective of this study was to describe how often women and neonates were transferred from home to a hospital during labor or after birth; the indications for transfer; how long before or after birth the transfer occurred; the mode and duration of transfer; and the proportion of transfers classified as potentially urgent.
ISSN:	0275-665X 1536-5395
DOI:	10.1097/01.aoa.0000512032.12355.d0