Give birth at home three times more dangerous

The risk of death of the newborn at birth, spent at home, grows three times as it was known during the investigation. Physicians should alert the moms who are going to give birth at home.

In December last year the highest paid top model Gisele Bundchen World gave birth to her first child - a boy, who was named Benjamin. While dozens of paparazzi were on duty at the door of the elite clinic in Boston, Giselle gave birth at home in the bath in the presence of her husband, obstetrician and sisters. Experts said that after this was recorded a small surge in popularity home birth   in the United States - is like taking a cue from the celebrities.

Meanwhile baby at home   - Expose the life of newborn death risk. The researchers analyzed the records of births of thousands of babies in the United States and Australia. It turned out that the birth of the house three times more likely to die due to heart problems and breathing, because they are not properly checked on special monitors. Furthermore, no pediatric intensive care with modern equipment for the adjacent wall, alas, are not there.

How can trust this information? The researchers studied 549 607 births, subsequently published the findings in the prestigious journal "Obstetrics and Gynecology". The mortality rate during childbirth in hospital of 0, 3 deaths per 1,000 births, but at home it grows to 1 case per thousand.

Although the study was carried out in only two countries, the authors believe that the more likely the results can be applied to other states. It is including in Russia, where, fortunately, is that one can not speak of any great popularity home birth . Hopefully, this situation will remain in the country without any changes.

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