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Mode of birth and medical interventions among women at low risk of complications: A cross-national comparison of birth settings in England and the Netherlands.

Ank De JongeLilian PetersCaroline C GeertsJos J M van RoosmalenJos W R TwiskPeter BrocklehurstJennifer Hollowell
Published in: PloS one (2017)
When considering maternal outcomes, findings confirm advantages of giving birth in midwife-led settings for low risk women. Further research is needed into strategies to decrease rates of medical intervention in obstetric units in England and to reduce rates of avoidable transfer, episiotomy and augmentation of labour in the Netherlands.
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