Transfers to hospital in planned home birth in four Nordic countries – a prospective cohort study

Blix, Ellen; H. Kumle, Merethe; Ingversen, Karen; Schaumburg Huitfeldt, Anette; Kristine Hegaard, Hanne; Ásta Ólafsdóttir, Ólöf; Øian, Pål; Lindgren, Helena

doi:10.1111/aogs.12858

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Transfers to hospital in planned home birth in four Nordic countries – a prospective cohort study

Published in Acta Obstetricia Et Gynecologica Scandinavica • Feb 2, 2016

Authors:

Ellen Blix

Merethe H. Kumle

Karen Ingversen

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Women planning a home birth are transferred to hospital in case of complications or elevated risk for adverse outcomes. The aim of the present study was to describe the indications for transfer to hospital in planned home births, and the proportion of cases in which this occurs. MATERI...

Subject

Medicine

Obstetrics

Pediatrics

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