SynthesisBMC pregnancy and childbirth2014
Transfer to hospital in planned home births: a systematic review.
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- "The Very Best That It Could Be and a Lot Better Than I Would Have Imagined": Birthing People's Experiences of Transfer From Community to Hospital.Birth (Berkeley, Calif.) · 2025Article
- Obstetric and Neonatal Outcomes Following Hospital Transfers of Home Births and Births in Midwife-led Units in Austria.Geburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde · 2024Article
- Exploring Vaginal Birth After Cesarean: Success Rates and Cultural Decisions in the United Arab Emirates.Cureus · 2024Article
- Ten years of a publicly funded homebirth service in Victoria: Maternal and neonatal outcomes.The Australian & New Zealand journal of obstetrics & gynaecology · 2022Article
- Characteristics of Homebirth in Hungary: A Retrospective Cohort Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Model of care and chance of spontaneous vaginal birth: a prospective, multicenter matched-pair analysis from North Rhine-Westphalia.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2021Article
- Planned Home Birth in Low-Risk Pregnancies in Spain: A Descriptive Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Low-Risk Planned Out-of-Hospital Births: Characteristics and Perinatal Outcomes in Different Italian Birth Settings.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Observational
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- How good is collaboration between maternity service providers in the Netherlands?Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2019Article
- Planned private homebirth in Victoria 2000-2015: a retrospective cohort study of Victorian perinatal data.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2018Article
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- Effect of planned place of birth on obstetric interventions and maternal outcomes among low-risk women: a cohort study in the Netherlands.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2016Article
- Planned Out-of-Hospital Birth and Birth Outcomes.The New England journal of medicine · 2015Article
- Variation in referrals to secondary obstetrician-led care among primary midwifery care practices in the Netherlands: a nationwide cohort study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2015Observational
- Planned home birth: benefits, risks, and opportunities.International journal of women's health · 2015Review
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5 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundThere is concern about the safety of homebirths, especially in women transferred to hospital during or after labour. The scope of transfer in planned home births has not been assessed in a systematic review. This review aimed to describe the proportions and indications for transfer from home to hospital during or after labour in planned home births.
methodsThe databases Pubmed, Embase, Cinahl, Svemed+, and the Cochrane Library were searched using the MeSH term "home childbirth". Inclusion criteria were as follows: the study population was women who chose planned home birth at the onset of labour; the studies were from Western countries; the birth attendant was an authorised midwife or medical doctor; the studies were published in 1985 or later, with data not older than from 1980; and data on transfer from home to hospital were described. Of the 3366 titles identified, 83 full text articles were screened, and 15 met the inclusion criteria. Two of the authors independently extracted the data. Because of the heterogeneity and lack of robustness across the studies, there were considerable risks for bias if performing meta-analyses. A descriptive presentation of the findings was chosen.
resultsFifteen studies were eligible for inclusion, containing data from 215,257 women. The total proportion of transfer from home to hospital varied from 9.9% to 31.9% across the studies. The most common indication for transfer was labour dystocia, occurring in 5.1% to 9.8% of all women planning for home births. Transfer for indication for foetal distress varied from 1.0% to 3.6%, postpartum haemorrhage from 0% to 0.2% and respiratory problems in the infant from 0.3% to 1.4%. The proportion of emergency transfers varied from 0% to 5.4%.
conclusionFuture studies should report indications for transfer from home to hospital and provide clear definitions of emergency transfers.
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