A comparison of intrapartum interventions and adverse outcomes by parity in planned freestanding midwifery unit and alongside midwifery unit births: secondary analysis of ‘low risk’ births in the Birthplace in England cohort

<p>Background: For low risk women, there is good evidence that planned birth in a midwifery unit is associated with a reduced risk of maternal interventions compared with planned birth in an obstetric unit. Findings from the Birthplace cohort study have been interpreted by some as suggesting a...

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Main Authors: Hollowell, J, Li, Y, Bunch, K, Brocklehurst, P
Format: Journal article
Published: BioMed Central 2017