Planned births in freestanding and alongside midwifery units: do women have fewer interventions in freestanding units?

Jennifer Hollowell

National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit, University of Oxford

Jennifer is a senior epidemiologist and Associate Professor in the National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit with a research interest in maternal health and the safety of intrapartum care in different birth settings. She was lead researcher for the Birthplace Study and is Chief Investigator for a follow-on programme of Birthplace-related research.

Abstract

Background For ‘low risk’ women, there is good evidence that planned birth in a midwifery unit is safe for the baby and is associated with a reduced chance of maternal interventions compared with birth planned in an... [ view full abstract ]

Authors

  1. Jennifer Hollowell (National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit, University of Oxford)
  2. Yangmei Li (National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit, University of Oxford)
  3. Kathryn Bunch (National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit, University of Oxford)
  4. Peter Brocklehurst (University of Birmingham)

Topic Areas

Studies of and contributions to practice and/or service organisation , The identification and examination of relevant outcomes relating to labour and birth

Session

concurr1 » Place of birth (10:40 - Monday, 2nd October, Winster)

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