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 …

Poor coordination of care across providers and birth settings has been associated with
adverse maternal-newborn outcomes. Research suggests that integration of midwives into …

Women's heightened interest in choice of birthplace and increased rates of planned home
birth in the United States have been well documented, yet there remains significant public …

Abstract Objective The Changing Childbirth in British Columbia study explored women's
preferences and experiences of maternity care, including women's role in decision-making …

This stunning sequel to Brigitte Jordan's landmark Birth in Four Cultures brings together the
work of fifteen reproductive anthropologists to address core cultural values and knowledge …

Abstract Background The United States (US) spends more on health care than any other
high‐resource country. Despite this, their maternal and newborn outcomes are worse than …

BACKGROUND It is commonly believed today that safety was the primary impetus behind
moving births into the hospital more than 100 years ago. Indeed, there has been a …

Aim To synthesise findings from published studies, which reported on women's experiences
of planning a home birth in consultation with maternity care providers. Design Systematic …

Background Evidence suggests that home birth is as safe as hospital birth for low risk
multiparous women, and is associated with reduced intervention rates and increased rates …

Objective supporting healthy and normal physiological birth is part of the global maternity
care agenda. Rising rates of interventions have been attributed to several factors, including …