Pregnant with controversy

A new study on differences in outcomes of home and hospital births has reignited the home birth debate, but according to the study's author its main message has been lost. Instead, both sides of the argument - home birth and doctor groups - have turned to sensationalism, said Professor Marc Keirse. "Everyone has gone into a frenzy. Home birth groups are saying the study is flawed while doctors are saying babies born at home will die," he said. Keirse, professor of obstetrics and gynaecology at Flinders University, and his co-authors compared outcomes of home births, occurring at home or in...

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