Choosing for a Homebirth during COVID-19 Lockdown in The Netherlands, who and why: A national prospective questionnaire study

During the first COVID-19 lockdown in the Netherlands, women changing their preferred location of birth to a homebirth had fewer risk factors and more COVID-19 related worries pertaining to a hospital birth.

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Midwifery
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2025-03-06
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2025.104361
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1
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Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
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Abstract

During the first COVID-19 lockdown in the Netherlands, women changing their preferred location of birth to a homebirth had fewer risk factors and more COVID-19 related worries pertaining to a hospital birth.

MidwiferyVol. 144
University Medical Center Groningen (NL), Radboud University Nijmegen (NL), Tilburg University (NL), Leiden University Medical Center (NL), Erasmus MC (NL), Radboud University Medical Center (NL), Erasmus MC - Sophia Children’s Hospital (NL), Monash University (AU), Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (NL), University of Amsterdam (NL), Amsterdam UMC Location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (NL), Erasmus University Rotterdam (NL)
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