For low-risk pregnancies, home births just as safe as hospital

(This story filed on Dec 21 has been refiled to make corrections in paragraphs 8 and 10, updates figures to Three fourths of women (not Two thirds) and 1.15 of every 1,000 home births(not 1.5)

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For low-risk pregnancies, home births just as safe as hospital

(Reuters Health) - When women have no major risk factors in pregnancy and give birth with a midwife, their risk of stillbirth, neonatal death or serious injury to the baby are the same whether delivering at home or in a hospital, a new Canadian study finds.

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