Evidence given in support of certain exclusions, such as vaginal birth after caesarean section (VBAC) or breech at home, is based on risk aversion rather than evidence. Other practice restrictions, such as the requirement for three years post registration experience (HSE, 2008), are unevidenced...
Epidemiology and trends for Caesarean section births in New South Wales, Australia: A population-based study p pBackground/p pCaesarean section (CS) rates around the world have been increasing and in Australia have reached 30% of all births. Robsons Ten-Group Clas... EP Stavrou,JB Ford,AW...
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Being able to celebrate with family members and be pampered by them after the birth made the women feel ‘like queens’. Conclusions women's experience of childbirth at home is one of having control over the birthing process and its environment. The main challenge is exposure to negative ...
Background: Opting for a home birth or a caesarean section in a culture where vaginal birth in a hospital is the norm challenges the health care system. The aim of this study is to describe women with a planned home birth and women with a planned caesarean section on maternal request regar...
In New South Wales (NSW) Australia, women at low risk of complications can choose from three birth settings: home, birth centre and hospital. Between 2000 and 2012, around 6.4% of pregnant women planned to give birth in a birth centre (6%) or at home (0.4%) and 93.6% of women planne...
Celebrating your C-section Like most expectant mothers, Fiona Oakes planned to birth her children vaginally. However, it soon became apparent that a caesarean section, or C-section, would be necessary. To mark Caesarean Awareness Month, she shares her story with This Is MedTech. Medical ... ...
A total of 76 women who had a caesarean section or an instrumental delivery after transfer to hospital were excluded. Instrumental deliver- ies were excluded since they are performed in a supine or recumbent birth position. Of the 2992 women, 2796 (93.4 %) successfully gave birth at home and...
Between 1.7% and 7.3% of women and neonates were transferred to hospital after birth. Four studies provided analyses stratified for parity; between 1.6% and 8.9% of nulliparous women and between 1.6% and 5.5% of the multiparous women were transferred after birth. Nine of the 15 included studie...
doi:10.1016/j.wombi.2013.08.247Hazel KeedleHannah DahlenVirginia SchmiedElaine BurnsElsevier