Obstetrician Attitudes, Experience, and Knowledge of Planned Home Birth: An Exploratory Study

ConclusionsObstetricians have limited knowledge and experience and hold very negative attitudes about planned home birth. Research is necessary to determine: 1) whether negative obstetrician attitudes would be modified by exposure to home birth education and experience, and, 2) whether negative obstetrician beliefs deter safe and timely transfer from home or compromise hospital care for transferred parturients.

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Source: Birth - February 29, 2016 Category: OBGYN Authors: Jennifer Leone, Jackie Mostow, David Hackney, Priyanka Gokhale, Jeffrey Janata, Marjorie Greenfield Tags: Original Article Source Type: research