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For women with term low-risk pregnancies, risk of perinatal mortality and intrapartum morbidity similar across planned places of birth
  1. Patricia A Janssen
  1. School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
  1. Correspondence to Patricia A Janssen
    School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, 2206 East Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T-1Z3, Canada; pjanssen{at}interchange.ubc.ca

https://doi.org/10.1136/ebmed-2012-100549

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    Commentary on: Birthplace in England Collaborative Group.Perinatal and maternal outcomes by planned place of birth for healthy women with low risk pregnancies: the Birthplace in England national prospective cohort study. BMJ2011;343:d7400.OpenUrlAbstract/FREE Full Text

    Context

    The obstetric community remains deeply divided regarding the safety of out of hospital birth. Recent population-based registry studies of home birth have reported no difference in perinatal mortality or neonatal mortality.1,–,4 In the absence of randomised controlled trials, evaluation of the safety of out of hospital birth continues to rely on cohort studies in which the planned place of birth is determined by self-selection among parturients and risk assessment by caregivers.

    Methods

    The Birthplace in England Collaborative Group has reported outcomes of singleton term births, during 2008–2010, according to planned place of birth in the National Health Service in England. Outcomes are reported for …

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    • Competing interests None.