Sign in  |  Register
Health Tip: Considering Home Birth?

Health Tip: Considering Home Birth?

Related News from HealthDay
•Early Elective C-Sections Produce Complications
•Teen Birth Rate Up in 26 States in 2006
•Prenatal Nutrition, Postnatal Allergy Protection
•Many Teens Don’t Keep Virginity Pledges
•Health Tip: Prevent Headaches During Pregnancy
•Rate of Unnecessary C-Sections Far Lower Than Thought
Health News Archives
   

(HealthDay News) -- Home birth is a safe option for many moms-to-be who want to deliver in the privacy and comfort of their home.

But for some women who are at risk of complications, a home birth may not be the safest option.

The American Pregnancy Association lists these factors for women who may be better off at a hospital when they deliver:

  • Being diabetic.
  • Having preeclampsia or chronic high blood pressure.
  • Having had a prior preterm birth, or being at risk for preterm labor.

 

Copyright © 2008 ScoutNews, LLC. All rights reserved.

 
Best of the Big A