The delivery of high quality and equitable care for both mothers and newborns is complex
and requires efforts across many sectors. The United States spends more on childbirth than …

Background Out‐of‐hospital births have been increasing in the United States, although past
studies have found wide variations between states. Our purpose was to examine trends in …

OBJECTIVE: To compare midwife and obstetrician labor practices and birth outcomes in
women with low-risk pregnancies delivered in the hospital. METHODS: We conducted a …

Problem Clinical practice guidelines are designed to guide clinicians and consumers of
maternity services in clinical decision making, but recommendations are often consensus …

Objectives To discern the risks and benefits of planned vaginal breech birth versus planned
Caesarean section and to recommend selection criteria, intrapartum management …

Background Anecdotal and emerging evidence suggested that the 2020 COVID‐19
pandemic may have influenced women's attitudes toward community birth. Our purpose was …

BACKGROUND It is commonly believed today that safety was the primary impetus behind
moving births into the hospital more than 100 years ago. Indeed, there has been a …

Objective Investigate maternal and neonatal outcomes following waterbirth. Design
Retrospective cohort study, with propensity score matching to address confounding. Setting …

Objective To describe the experiences of pregnancy and birth after cesarean of women who
live in rural areas of the United States, including access to vaginal birth after cesarean …

Background Vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC) is safe, cost‐effective, and beneficial.
Despite professional recommendations supporting VBAC and high success rates, VBAC …