Planned Home Births in the United States Have Outcomes Comparable to Planned Birth Center Births for Low-Risk Birthing Individuals
Planned home births are as safe as planned birth center births for low-risk pregnancies. Current guidelines advising against planned home births are not supported by these data.
Authors
- Courtney L. Everson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6176-5101)
- Marit L. Bovbjerg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2139-0549)
- Susan Stapleton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7890-1322)
- Jennifer Brown (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8856-784X)
- Lauren Hoehn‐Velasco (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4054-9789)
- Diana R. Jolles (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3847-9179)
- Saraswathi Vedam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6396-3638)
- Melissa Cheyney (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5672-3353)
- J A Stapleton
Institutions
- Oregon State University (US)
- University of Denver (US)
- University of British Columbia (CA)
- Georgia State University (US)
- Frontier Nursing University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Medical Care
- Published
- 2024-11-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/mlr.0000000000002074
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.50