The delivery of high quality and equitable care for both mothers and newborns is complex
and requires efforts across many sectors. The United States spends more on childbirth than …

While the number of women in developed countries who plan a home birth is low, the
number has increased over the past decade in the US, and there is evidence that more …

How quickly and in what ways are US maternity care practices changing due to the COVID-
19 pandemic? Our data indicate that partners and doulas are being excluded from birthing …

Background Out‐of‐hospital births have been increasing in the United States, although past
studies have found wide variations between states. Our purpose was to examine trends in …

Background The frequency of planned out-of-hospital birth in the United States has
increased in recent years. The value of studies assessing the perinatal risks of planned out …

There is no other living scholar with Davis-Floyd's solid roots, activism, and scholarly
achievements on the combined subjects of childbirth, midwifery, obstetrics, and medicine …

OBJECTIVE: To describe rates of maternal and perinatal birth outcomes for community births
and to compare outcomes by planned place of birth (home vs state-licensed, freestanding …

This article extends the findings of a rapid response article researched in April 2020 to
illustrate how providers' practices and attitudes toward COVID-19 had shifted in response to …

Introduction Data on the safety of waterbirth in the United States are lacking. Methods We
used data from the Midwives Alliance of North America Statistics Project, birth years 2004 to …

Background Friedman's curve, despite acknowledged limitations, has greatly influenced
labour management. Interventions to hasten birth are now ubiquitous, challenging the …