Risks associated with planned home delivery for nulliparous women
Johansson M, Lindgren H, Nordström L, Blom M, Persson E
Record ID 32014000514
Swedish
Authors' objectives:
Is there an increase in risk of maternal morbidity and serious complications for babies of nulliparas with planned midwifery-led home deliveries as compared to deliveries at obstetric units?
Authors' recommendations:
There is a low level of evidence supporting an increase in risk of serious complications for babies of nulliparas with planned midwifery-led home deliveries as compared to deliveries at obstetric units, GRADE ⊕⊕. This finding is supported by the fact that 45 % of women/babies in planned home deliveries were transported to an obstetric unit during or shortly after delivery.
For maternal mortality, perineal trauma and need for blood transfusion, there is a low level of evidence for there being no differences depending on planned place of delivery, GRADE ⊕⊕
Details
Project Status:
Completed
Year Published:
2013
URL for published report:
http://www.vardgivarguiden.se/utbildningutveckling/Vardutveckling/HTA/HTA1/Home-delivery-primiparas-HTA-report-20136/
English language abstract:
An English language summary is available
Publication Type:
Not Assigned
Country:
Sweden
MeSH Terms
- Humans
- Home Childbirth
- Pregnancy
- Risk Factors
Contact
Organisation Name:
The HTA Center of the Stockholm County Council/Gotland
Contact Address:
HTA Region Stockholm, Centre for Health Economics, Informatics and Health Care Research (CHIS), Stockholm Health Care Services, Tomtebodavägen 18A, pl 4, 171 65 Solna, Sweden
Contact Name:
eva.fjellgren@regionstockholm.se
Contact Email:
hta.slso@regionstockholm.se
Copyright:
The Stockholm County Council
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