Defining and describing birth centres in the Netherlands - a component study of the Dutch Birth Centre Study

• Main Authors: M.A.A. Hermus (Author), I.C. Boesveld (Author), M. Hitzert (Author), A. Franx (Author), J.P. de Graaf (Author), E.A.P. Steegers (Author), T.A. Wiegers (Author), K.M. van der Pal-de Bruin (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background During the last decade, a rapid increase of birth locations for low-risk births, other than conventional obstetric units, has been seen in the Netherlands. Internationally some of such locations are called birth centres. The varying international definitions for birth centres are...