Factors influencing birth setting decision making in the United States: An integrative review.
Erin K GeorgeAllison ShortenKaren S LyonsJoyce Katherine EdmondsPublished in: Birth (Berkeley, Calif.) (2022)
Supporting women and birthing people to make informed decisions by providing information about birth setting options and variations in models of care by birth setting is a critical patient-centered strategy to ensure equitable access to low-intervention birth settings. Policies that expand affordable health insurance to cover midwifery care in all birth settings are needed to enable people to make informed choices about birth location that align with their values, individual pregnancy characteristics, and preferences.