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An Update on Research Issues in the Assessment of Birth Settings

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More than 30 years ago, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) and the National Research Council (NRC) convened a committee to de- termine methodologies and research needed to evaluate childbirth settings in the United States. The committee members reported their findings and recommendations in a consensus report, Research Issues in the Assessment of Birth Settings (IOM and NRC, 1982). On March 6 and 7, 2013, in Washington, DC, the IOM convened a workshop to review updates to the 1982 report. The workshop presentations and discussions were intended to highlight research findings that advance our understanding of the effects of maternal care services in different birth settings on labor, clinical and other birth procedures, and birth outcomes. These settings include conventional hospital labor and delivery wards, birth centers, and home births. An additional objective was to identify datasets and relevant research literature that may inform a future ad hoc consensus study to address these concerns. The audience included health care providers, researchers, government officials, and other experts from midwifery, nursing, obstetric medicine, neonatal medicine, general practice medicine, public health, social science, and related fields, as well as consumer representatives.

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: ., 2013

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1-203

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978-0-309-28739-5

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