Different settings of place of midwife-led birth: evaluation of a midwife-led birth centre

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Table 3 Mother and Child outcomes given for planned place of birth (home, hospital and birth centre) after standarizing for parity, age, etnicity and the presence of Small for Gestation Age

Outcome	GCS area		GCS area			Direct standardization
	Before introduction		After introduction			Direct standardization
	Home	Hospital	Home	Hospital	Birth centre	Home (vs home before intro)			Hospital (vs hospital before intro)			Birth centre (vs hospital before intro)
	(n)	(n)	(n)	(n)	(n)	95 % CI			95 % CI			95 % CI
	443	1391	470	1583	1671	95 % CI			95 % CI			95 % CI
Intra partum and early neonatal death	2	2	0	1	1	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.31	0.00	1.29	0.86	0.00	1.84
Adverse child outcome birth related^a	13	78	9	43	88	0.62	0.17	1.07	0.46	0.30	0.63	0.81	0.58	1.05
Adverse mother outcomes^b	37	107	22	118	123	0.52	0.27	0.76	0.96	0.76	1.15	0.90	0.70	1.11
Interventions^c	48	225	50	215	268	1.32	1.03	1.61	0.89	0.77	1.02	1.01	0.86	1.15

^aAdverse child outcome birth related is defined as; neonatal encephalopathy, brachius plexus injury, fractured clavicle, cephalohaematoma, neonatal infection low Apgar score (<7 after 5 min), neonatal hospital admission, other trauma related to birth
^bAdverse mother outcome is defined as; post partum haemorrhage >1000 cc or third or fourth degree rupture
^cInterventions are defined as; receiving a medical intervention (vacuum extraction, forceps extraction, or caesarean section)