• BJOG · Aug 2009

    Perinatal mortality and morbidity in a nationwide cohort of 529,688 low-risk planned home and hospital births.

    • A de Jonge, B Y van der Goes, A C J Ravelli, M P Amelink-Verburg, B W Mol, J G Nijhuis, J Bennebroek Gravenhorst, and S E Buitendijk.
    • TNO Quality of Life, Leiden, The Netherlands. ankdejonge@hotmail.com
    • BJOG. 2009 Aug 1; 116 (9): 1177-84.

    ObjectiveTo compare perinatal mortality and severe perinatal morbidity between planned home and planned hospital births, among low-risk women who started their labour in primary care.DesignA nationwide cohort study.SettingThe entire Netherlands.PopulationA total of 529,688 low-risk women who were in primary midwife-led care at the onset of labour. Of these, 321,307 (60.7%) intended to give birth at home, 163,261 (30.8%) planned to give birth in hospital and for 45,120 (8.5%), the intended place of birth was unknown.MethodsAnalysis of national perinatal and neonatal registration data, over a period of 7 years. Logistic regression analysis was used to control for differences in baseline characteristics.Main Outcome MeasuresIntrapartum death, intrapartum and neonatal death within 24 hours after birth, intrapartum and neonatal death within 7 days and neonatal admission to an intensive care unit.ResultsNo significant differences were found between planned home and planned hospital birth (adjusted relative risks and 95% confidence intervals: intrapartum death 0.97 (0.69 to 1.37), intrapartum death and neonatal death during the first 24 hours 1.02 (0.77 to 1.36), intrapartum death and neonatal death up to 7 days 1.00 (0.78 to 1.27), admission to neonatal intensive care unit 1.00 (0.86 to 1.16).ConclusionsThis study shows that planning a home birth does not increase the risks of perinatal mortality and severe perinatal morbidity among low-risk women, provided the maternity care system facilitates this choice through the availability of well-trained midwives and through a good transportation and referral system.

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