Background The comparative safety of different birth settings is widely debated. Comparing
research across high-income countries is complex, given differences in maternity service …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Problem Midwifery led units are rare in Spain. Background Midwife-Led Care (MLC) is a
widely extended model of care and, within this, the alongside midwifery-led units (AMLU) …

Research into the place where births are attended has considered various aspects,
including safety (Bolten et al., 2016, Davies-Tuck et al., 2018, de Jonge et al., 2009, Hutton …

Background The debate on the safety and outcomes of home versus hospital births
highlights the need for evidence-based evaluations of these birthing settings, particularly in …

Background Over one‐third of nulliparae planning births either at home or in freestanding
midwife‐led birthing centers (community births) in high‐income countries are transferred …

OBJECTIVE: To describe the development, implementation, and evaluation of a
collaborative model between a freestanding birth center and a tertiary care medical center …

What is known and objective Qualified dispensing is fundamental for the promotion of the
rational use of medicines. Documentation is an indicator of quality and one of the essential …