June 2010

The Problem with Using Place of Birth as Proxy for Style of Intrarpartum Management

by faithgibson on June 6, 2010

in Contemporary Childbirth Politics, Scientific Literature

2010 MANY MEDICAL AND MIDWIFERY PROFESSIONALS, as well as birth activists and consumers, confuse birth setting (hosp. vs. OOH) with intrapartum management style or may use these terms interchangeably, sometimes to mean an actual physical location, and other times to refer to a management style. In this paradigm, ‘home’ has become a frequent proxy for […]