Twin home birth: Outcomes of 100 sets of twins in the care of a single practitioner.

Background: Research on community (home or birth center) twin birth is scarce. This study evaluates outcomes of twin pregnancies entering care with a single community practitioner.

Methods: This is a retrospective observational cohort study of 100 consecutive twin pregnancies planning community births during a 12-year period.

Breech birth at home: outcomes of 60 breech and 109 cephalic planned home and birth center births.

Background: Research on outcomes of out-of-hospital breech birth is scarce. This study evaluates the outcomes of singleton term breech and cephalic births in a home or birth center setting.

Methods: This is a retrospective observational cohort study of 60 breech and 109 cephalic planned out-of-hospital term singleton births during a 6 year period with a single obstetrician.

Staying home to give birth: why women in the United States choose home birth.

Approximately 1% of American women give birth at home and face substantial obstacles when they make this choice. This study describes the reasons that women in the United States choose home birth. A qualitative descriptive secondary analysis was conducted in a previously collected dataset obtained via an online survey.