Attendees will learn about the previous studies in the US that claimed that home birth in the US was unsafe. The latest US study, from Oregon was published in the New England Journal of Medicine received wide publicity, with most news sources accepting that home birth was relatively unsafe, compared with hospital birth. This study will be deconstructed and results compared to the results from three Canadian studies, demonstrating the safety of homebirth. Lessons from other models will also be discussed.
Learning Objectives:
Objective 1: Describe the history of home birth in Canada compared with the USA
Objective 2: Explain why the infamous Snowden study in the New England Journal of Medicine has generated such controversy in the USA Examine the methodology of the Snowden study and why it may or may not apply in your setting/jurisdiction
Objective 3:List the conditions for safe home birth in any jurisdiction/setting
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