The delivery of high quality and equitable care for both mothers and newborns is complex
and requires efforts across many sectors. The United States spends more on childbirth than …

Background More women are choosing to birth at home in well-resourced countries.
Concerns persist that out-of-hospital birth contributes to higher perinatal and neonatal …

This classic book, first published in 1992 and again in 2003, has inspired three generations
of childbearing people, birth activists and researchers, and birth practitioners—midwives …

Background We previously concluded that risk of stillbirth, neonatal mortality or morbidity is
not different whether birth is intended at home or hospital. Here, we compare the occurrence …

Objectives Water immersion during labour using a birth pool to achieve relaxation and pain
relief during the first and possibly part of the second stage of labour is an increasingly …

Abstract In the United States, Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) experience
more adverse health outcomes and report mistreatment during pregnancy and birth care …

Background Analyses of factors that determine quality of perinatal care consistently rely on
clinical markers, while failing to assess experiential outcomes. Understanding how model of …

During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, health systems all over the
world are either stressed to their maximum capacity or anticipating becoming overwhelmed …

Despite decades of considerable economic investment in improving the health of families
and newborns world‐wide, aspirations for maternal and newborn health have yet to be …

Abstract Background Childbirth in Australia occurs predominantly in a biomedical context,
with 97% of births occurring in hospital. A small percentage of women choose to birth …