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Maternal and neonatal outcome of births planned in alongside midwifery units: a cohort study from a tertiary center in Germany
- Source :
- BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, Vol 20, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2020)
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- BMC, 2020.
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Abstract
- Abstract Background For healthy women entering birth after uneventful pregnancy, midwife-led models of care have the potential to reduce interventions and increase the vaginal birth rate. In Germany, 98.4% of women are giving birth in consultant-led obstetric units. Alongside midwifery units (AMU) have been established in 2003. We compared the outcome of women registered for planned birth in the AMU at our hospital with a matched group of low-risk women who gave birth in standard obstetric care during the same period of time. Methods We used a retrospective cohort study design. The study group consisted of all women admitted to labor ward who had registered for birth in AMU from 2010 to 2017. For the control group, low-risk women were selected; additionally, matching was performed for parity. Mode of birth was chosen as primary outcome parameter for the mother. For the neonate, a composite primary outcome (5-min Apgar
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 14712393
- Volume :
- 20
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.60238389335d41c7a0a83a9bcb2015ed
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-020-02962-4