Mapping the trajectories for women and their babies from births planned at home, in a birth centre or in a hospital in New South Wales, Australia, between 2000 and 2012

• Main Authors: Vanessa L. Scarf (Author), Rosalie Viney (Author), Serena Yu (Author), Maralyn Foureur (Author), Chris Rossiter (Author), Hannah Dahlen (Author), Charlene Thornton (Author), Seong Leang Cheah (Author), Caroline S. E. Homer (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background In New South Wales (NSW) Australia, women at low risk of complications can choose from three birth settings: home, birth centre and hospital. Between 2000 and 2012, around 6.4% of pregnant women planned to give birth in a birth centre (6%) or at home (0.4%) and 93.6% of women pla...