Are there statistics regarding care with Certified Nurse-Midwives and Birthing Centers?
The following information is from a study of 17,856 women, the results of which were published in the December 1989 issue of the “New England Journal of Medicine”. Low risk women were divided into two groups: those receiving care from nurse-midwives and expecting a birth center delivery, and those receiving physician care and expecting a hospital delivery. Of the birth center group, 11.9% of those admitted into the center in labor were ultimately transferred to the hospital primarily for delayed progress in labor. Less than 1% of mothers and 2% of infants were transferred postpartum. Overall cesarean section rate was 4.4% (hospital group: 8.4%). There was no maternal mortality. The intrapartum and neonatal mortality rate was 1.27 per 1,000 births (hospital group: 2.1 to 2.6 per thousand). Our own statistics closely parallel this data. Upon request, we will be happy to discuss our statistics with you in detail. We believe that the study referenced in the “New England Journal of Medicine
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