Home births are three times more likely to lead to the loss of a baby than hospital deliveries, new research has warned. A study of almost 250,000 women found that, out of every 1,000 infants born in non-hospital settings, 15 died - compared to five in hospitals. The findings suggest the risk is more than twice as high as that estimated by the NHS. The study comes as a growing number of women have opted to use more personal midwives to help them give birth at home.
In the age of #MeToo, women across the world are making moves to protect their agency over their bodies. That includes childbirth. Midwives discover new mum, 29, has cancer while she gives birth to baby girl But scientists at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) in Israel say the trend is increasing the risk of complications - leading to 'perinatal mortality.' This was defined as the death of a newborn at delivery or…
