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Birmingham's dedicated homebirth service | NICE

Source: National Institute for Health and Care Excellence - NICE

for the redirection of tariff to under resourced areas of maternity. The homebirth team (HBT) was commissioned in 2013 by the Clinical...

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RCM Clinical Briefing Sheet: 'freebirth' or 'unassisted childbirth' during the COVID-19 pandemic [PDF]

Source: Royal College of Midwives - RCM - 30 April 2020 - Publisher: Royal College of Midwives

Guidance for midwifery services on ‘freebirth’ or ‘unassisted childbirth’ during the COVID-19 pandemic (The term ‘unassisted childbirth’ will be used throughout the rest of the document, which also...

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Guidance for provision of midwife-led settings and home birth in the evolving coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic Version 1.2 [PDF]

Source: Royal College of Midwives - RCM - Source: Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists - RCOG - 22 May 2020 - Publisher: Royal College of Midwives;Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

This guidance has been developed to support maternity service leads in decision making about midwife-led birth settings in the evolving coronavirus pandemic, and it was informed by a rapid review...

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Guidance for midwives, student midwives and maternity support workers providing community-based care during the Covid-19 pandemic [PDF]

Source: Royal College of Midwives - RCM - 23 April 2020 - Publisher: Royal College of Midwives

During the period of the Covid-19 pandemic, maternity services are adapting the way in which they provide care.

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RQIA Guideline for Planning to Birth at Home in Northern Ireland (2019) [PDF]

Source: Guidelines and Audit Implementation Network - GAIN - 28 September 2019 - Publisher: Guidelines and Audit Implementation Network (GAIN)

This guideline is essential for all maternity healthcare professionals who are providing information and supporting women in their choice of birth place; in particular, women planning a home birth.

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The NHS friends and family test guidance for maternity services [PDF]

Source: NHS England - 01 May 2013 - Publisher: NHS England

This guidance outlines the background and requirements for implementing, reporting and publishing the national Friends and Family Test (FFT) within NHS-funded maternity services from 1st October...

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RCM Professional Briefing on waterbirths for women without symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic - Version 3 [PDF]

Source: Royal College of Midwives - RCM - 07 May 2020 - Publisher: Royal College of Midwives

This briefing explores the current evidence about the safety of waterbirth for women without symptoms of COVID-19 during the current pandemic. The RCM and RCOG joint guidance on care for women with...

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Costing Alternative Birth Settings for Women at Low Risk of Complications: A Systematic Review

Source: PubMed - 01 January 2016 - Publisher: Plos One

Netherlands, Norway, the USA, and the UK. Four studies compared costs between homebirth and the hospital setting and the remaining seven...

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Support Overdue: Women's experiences of maternity services [PDF]

16 January 2017 - Publisher: National Childbirth Trust

This report presents the findings of the NFWI’s and NCT’s second survey of women’s experiences of maternity care, providing insights into key aspects of the experiences of 2,500 women who gave...

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RCM Clinical Guidance Briefing: Antenatal Care for women without suspected or confirmed COVID-19 and living in a symptom free household - Version 3.1 [PDF]

Source: Royal College of Midwives - RCM - 19 May 2020 - Publisher: Royal College of Midwives

Pregnant women have been designated as ‘vulnerable’ by the UK Government and so have been advised to maintain strict social distancing, particularly in the final trimester.

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Birmingham's dedicated homebirth service | NICE

RCM Clinical Briefing Sheet: 'freebirth' or 'unassisted childbirth' during the COVID-19 pandemic [PDF]

Guidance for provision of midwife-led settings and home birth in the evolving coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic Version 1.2 [PDF]

Guidance for midwives, student midwives and maternity support workers providing community-based care during the Covid-19 pandemic [PDF]

RQIA Guideline for Planning to Birth at Home in Northern Ireland (2019) [PDF]

The NHS friends and family test guidance for maternity services [PDF]

RCM Professional Briefing on waterbirths for women without symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic - Version 3 [PDF]

Costing Alternative Birth Settings for Women at Low Risk of Complications: A Systematic Review

Support Overdue: Women's experiences of maternity services [PDF]

RCM Clinical Guidance Briefing: Antenatal Care for women without suspected or confirmed COVID-19 and living in a symptom free household - Version 3.1 [PDF]