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dc.contributor.authorBlix, Ellen
dc.contributor.authorKumle, Merethe
dc.contributor.authorIngversen, Karen
dc.contributor.authorHuitfeldt, Anette
dc.contributor.authorHegaard, Hanne Kristine
dc.contributor.authorOlafsdottir, Olof Asta
dc.contributor.authorØian, Pål
dc.contributor.authorLindgren, Helena
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-08T11:01:52Z
dc.date.issued2016-02-29
dc.identifier.citationBlix, E., Kumle, M. H., Ingversen, K., Huitfeldt, A. S., Hegaard, H. K., Ólafsdóttir, Ó. Á., ... & Lindgren, H. (2016). Transfers to hospital in planned home birth in four Nordic countries–A prospective cohort study. Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica.en_US
dc.identifier.issn0001-6349
dc.identifier.otherFRIDAID 1335395
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10642/3227
dc.description.abstractIntroduction Women planning a home birth are transferred to hospital in case of complications or elevated risk for adverse outcomes. The aim of the present study was to describe the indications for transfer to hospital in planned home births, and the proportion of cases in which this occurs. Material and methods Women in Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Iceland who had opted for, and were accepted for, home birth at the onset of labor, were included in the study. Data from 3068 women, 572 nulliparas and 2446 multiparas, were analyzed for proportion of transfers during labor and within 72 h after birth, indications for transfer, how long before or after birth the transfer started, time from birth to start of transfer, duration and mode of transfer, and whether the transfer was classified as potentially urgent. Analyses were stratified for nulliparity and multiparity. Results One-third (186/572) of the nulliparas were transferred to hospital, 137 (24.0%) during labor and 49 (8.6%) after the birth. Of the multiparas, 195/2446 (8.0%) were transferred, 118 (4.8%) during labor and 77 (3.2%) after birth. The most common indication for transfers during labor was slow progress. In transfers after birth, postpartum hemorrhage, tears and neonatal respiratory problems were the most common indications. A total of 116 of the 3068 women had transfers classified as potentially urgent. Conclusions One-third of all nulliparous and 8.0% of multiparous women were transferred during labor or within 72 h of the birth. The proportion of potentially urgent transfers was 3.8%.en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherWileyen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesActa obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica;
dc.subjectPlanned home birthen_US
dc.subjectIndications for transfersen_US
dc.subjectMidwiferyen_US
dc.titleTransfers to hospital in planned home birth in four Nordic countries. A prospective cohort studyen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US
dc.description.versionThis is the accepted version of the following article: Blix, E., Kumle, M. H., Ingversen, K., Huitfeldt, A. S., Hegaard, H. K., Ólafsdóttir, Ó. Á., ... & Lindgren, H. (2016). Transfers to hospital in planned home birth in four Nordic countries–A prospective cohort study. Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica, which has been published in final form at http://dx.doi.org/2010.1111/aogs.12858en_US
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1111/aogs.12858
dc.identifier.cristin1403089


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