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Pray L; Institute of Medicine, Board on Children, Youth and Families and National Research Council. 2013. An update on research issues in the assessment of birth settings: Workshop summary. Washington, DC: National Academies Press, 192 pp.

Annotation: This report summarizes a workshop convened to update a 1982 report on the assessment of childbirth settings in the United States. Topics include birth and birth setting trends and statistics; assessment of risk in pregnancy; health outcomes associated with birth setting; work force issues related to birth setting; data systems and measurement; and cost, value, and reimbursement issues.

Keywords: Alternative birth styles, Birthing centers, Childbirth, Delivery rooms, MCH research, Maternal health services, Research methodology, Trends

Institute of Medicine, Board on Children, Youth and Families and National Research Council. 2013. Research issues in the assessment of birth settings: A workshop. Washington, DC: National Academies Press, 1 v.

Annotation: This resource provides a schedule of presentations and panel discussions that took place during a workshop convened in March 2013 to update a 1982 report on the assessment of childbirth settings in the United States. Topics include birth and birth setting trends and statistics; assessment of risk in pregnancy; health outcomes associated with birth setting; work force issues related to birth setting; data systems and measurement; and cost, value, and reimbursement issues. The resource includes a statement of the workshop committee's statement of task, a committee roster, biographical sketches, and a list of workshop participants.

Keywords: Alternative birth styles, Birthing centers, Childbirth, Delivery rooms, MCH research, Maternal health services, Meetings, Research methodology, Trends

Lamaze International. 2007. Advancing normal birth. Journal of Perinatal Education 16(1 Suppl.):1S-96S. Winter 2007.,

Annotation: This supplemental issue of the Journal of Perinatal Education focuses on the Coalition for Improving Maternity Services' initiative for improving maternity services and promoting normal birth. It describes principles underlying the Mother-Friendly Childbirth Initiatives, identifies the ten steps of Mother-Friendly Care and the evidence basis for the ten steps in separately authored articles. The appendix includes an article discussing the rationales and systematic reviews of both home birth and freestanding birth centers. Additional discussion and commentary is provided.

Keywords: Alternative birth styles, Birthing centers, Consumer satisfaction, Delivery rooms, Health services delivery, Home childbirth, Labor, Mothers, Physician patient relations, Pregnancy

Britton H. 1988. Birth Setting and Mother-Infant Interaction [Final report]. Tucson, AZ: University of Arizona Health Sciences Center, 213 pp.

Annotation: The purpose of this study was to assess the relationship of birth setting to mother-infant interaction in the first postnatal year, and simultaneously, to evaluate the differences among birth settings in providing opportunities for optimal mother-infant interaction among birth settings in providing opportunities for optimal mother-infant contact. Mothers were recruited from three local sites and delivered in one of three settings (birthing room, freestanding birth center, and delivery room). The subjects were enrolled at 32-36 weeks gestation. The study found that the birth settings differed dramatically both in provisions for mother-infant interaction, and in other related items of health care delivery. Among the most important implications of the study, however, is that freestanding birth centers are not more advantageous than hospital birthing rooms in terms of fostering early mother-infant interaction. In addition, the study points out that mothers in high-risk social groups often receive the medical care least likely to foster positive mother-infant interaction. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Birthing centers, Birthing rooms, Delivery rooms, Infants, Mother-infant attachment, Mothers
   

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