Home birth integration into the health care systems of eleven international jurisdictions

• Published in: Birth
• Main Authors: Comeau, Amanda, Hutton, Eileen K., Simioni, Julia, Anvari, Ella, Bowen, Megan, Kruegar, Samantha, Darling, Elizabeth K.
• Other Authors: Canadian Institutes of Health Research
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2018
• Subjects: Iceland
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/birt.12339; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fbirt.12339; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/birt.12339

Abstract Background The purpose of this study was to develop assessment criteria that could be used to examine the level of integration of home birth within larger health care systems in developed countries across 11 international jurisdictions. Methods An expert panel developed criteria and a defin...