Home Birth in the United States: An Evidence-Based Ethical Analysis.

AbstractThe assumption in current U.S. mainstream medicine is that birthing requires hospitalization. In fact, while the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists supports the right of every birthing person to make a medically informed decision about their delivery, they do not recommend home birth owing to data indicating greater neonatal morbidity and mortality. In this article, we examine the evidence surrounding home birth in the United States and its current limitations, as well as the ethical considerations around birth setting.

Citation

Paige M Anderson, Vivian Altiery De Jesus, Marielle S Gross. Home Birth in the United States: An Evidence-Based Ethical Analysis. The Journal of clinical ethics. 2024;35(1):37-53

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PMID: 38373330

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