Neonatal morbidity and mortality in birth centers in the United States 2018-2021: An observational study of low-risk birthing individuals.
Lauren Hoehn-VelascoLisa RossR David PhillippiNancy Anderson NiemczykDominic CammaranoSteven CalvinJulia C PhillippiJill AllimanSusan Rutledge StapletonJennifer WrightStanley FischDiana R JollesPublished in: Birth (Berkeley, Calif.) (2024)
Neonatal deaths and seizures were not significantly different between freestanding birth centers and hospitals. Chorioamnionitis, Apgar scores < 4, and intensive care admission were less likely to occur in birth centers.