Outcomes Associated with Planned Home and Planned Hospital Births in Low‐Risk Women Attended by Midwives in Ontario, Canada, 2003–2006: A Retrospective Cohort Study

2009239 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Angela Reitsma · Royal College of Midwives

Abstract

Midwives who were integrated into the health care system with good access to emergency services, consultation, and transfer of care provided care resulting in favorable outcomes for women planning both home or hospital births.

Topics & Keywords

Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions Global Maternal and Child Health Maternal and Neonatal Healthcare

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Birth

Volume 36, Issue 3, pp. 180-189

DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-536x.2009.00322.x

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