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Introduction
Loss of hospital‐based intrapartum services is associated with increases in out‐of‐hospital births, but less is known about associations with planned home birth. This study explores the impact of distance to hospital‐based intrapartum care on planned home birth.
Methods
Public‐use Minnesota birth certificate data were merged with Minnesota Hospital Annual Report data (2011‐2016) to...