Women's motivations for choosing a high risk birth setting against medical advice in the Netherlands: a qualitative analysis

• Main Authors: Martine Hollander (Author), Esteriek de Miranda (Author), Jeroen van Dillen (Author), Irene de Graaf (Author), Frank Vandenbussche (Author), Lianne Holten (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Home births in high risk pregnancies and unassisted childbirth seem to be increasing in the Netherlands. Until now there were no qualitative data on women's motivations for these choices in the Dutch maternity care system where integrated midwifery care and home birth are re...