Risks and benefits of birthing facilities
Saturday, February 11, 2012 - 12:31
in Health & Medicine
Researchers have found that the risk of obstetric intervention is lower for women who deliver or intend to deliver outside of hospitals, but there are some higher risks for newborns intended for home births compared to hospital births.
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