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Background: After a gradual decline from 1990 to 2004, the percentage of births occurring at home in the United States increased by 5 percent in 2005 and that increase was sustained in 2006. The purpose of the study was to analyze trends and characteristics in home births in United States by race and ethnicity from 1990 to 2006.
Methods: U.S. birth certificate data on home births were analyzed and...
Abstract: Background: After a gradual decline from 1990 to 2004, the percentage of births occurring at home increased from 2004 to 2008 in the United States. The objective of this report was to examine the recent increase in home births and the factors associated with this increase from 2004 to 2008.
Methods: United States birth certificate data on home births were analyzed by maternal demographic...
BackgroundA perception that first birth is more risky than subsequent births has led to women planning births in obstetric units (OU) and to care providers supporting these choices. This study explored the influence of pregnancy and birth experiences on women's intended place of birth in current and future pregnancies.
MethodsProspective, longitudinal narrative interviews (n = 122) were conducted...
BackgroundOut‐of‐hospital births are increasing in the United States. Our purpose was to examine trends in out‐of‐hospital births from 2004 to 2014, and to analyze newly available data on risk status and access to care.
MethodsNewly available data from the revised birth certificate for 47 states and Washington, DC, were used to examine out‐of‐hospital births by characteristics and to compare them...
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