Transfers to hospital in planned home birth in four Nordic countries. A prospective cohort study

• Main Authors: Blix, Ellen, Kumle, Merethe, Ingversen, Karen, Huitfeldt, Anette, Hegaard, Hanne Kristine, Olafsdottir, Olof Asta, Øian, Pål, Lindgren, Helena
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley
• Subjects: Planned home birth; Indications for transfers; Midwifery; Iceland
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10642/3227; https://doi.org/2010.1111/aogs.12858

Introduction Women planning a home birth are transferred to hospital in case of complications or elevated risk for adverse outcomes. The aim of the present study was to describe the indications for transfer to hospital in planned home births, and the proportion of cases in which this occurs. Materia...