New research published January 31, 2013, prospectively analyzing over 15,000 births in birth centers:
Here is a collection of information about birth centers and the midwifery model of care.
- Cochrane Review of the Midwifery Model of Care (abstract and conclusions are on pp 5-6)
- The National Birth Center Study
- Out-of-hospital birth with registered midwives vs hospital birth with midwives or physicians in Canada
- Physicians speak out for birth centers
- Physician letter to congress in support of birth centers
- Effects of Hospital Economics on Maternity Care
- Midwifery care: Risk factors and outcomes
- A Guide to Effective Care in Pregnancy and Childbirthfrom Childbirth Connection
- Why midwives do not give "superior" care
- Comparing birth in America with international ideals
- Modern Midwife from Coast
- A birth center birth story
- Advancing Normal Birth