A 31-year-old woman at 40 weeks of gestation attends the GP. She is having a planned home birth with a midwife-led team. She asks about the safety of ...

Question

A 31-year-old woman at 40 weeks of gestation attends the GP. She is having a planned home birth with a midwife-led team. She asks about the safety of home birth. According to NICE NG235, which statement best reflects the evidence on planned home birth for low-risk multiparous women?

Accepted Answer

For low-risk multiparous women, planned home birth is associated with a low rate of interventions and no increase in adverse perinatal outcomes compared with birth in an obstetric unit

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Home birth is never safe and should be discouraged

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Home birth is only safe for primigravidae

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All women should deliver in a consultant-led obstetric unit

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Home birth is only safe after 42 weeks

uk-drcog MCQ (SBA): Safety of Planned Home Birth - Multiparous

A 31-year-old woman at 40 weeks of gestation attends the GP. She is having a planned home birth with a midwife-led team. She asks about the safety of home birth. According to NICE NG235, which statement best reflects the evidence on planned home birth for low-risk multiparous women?