opposition PHB

ACOG’s Policy Statement on Out-of-hospital birth in US & rebuttal by consumer groups

by faithgibson on October 11, 2006

in Contemporary Childbirth Politics, PHB Politics & controversies

ACOG Statement of Policy ACOG Statement of Policy As issued by the ACOG Executive Board OUT-OF-HOSPITAL BIRTHS IN THE UNITED STATES “Labor and delivery is a physiologic process that most women experience without complications. Ongoing surveillance of the mother and fetus is essential because serious intrapartum complications may arise with little or no warning, even […]