Notice: You are viewing an unstyled version of this page. Are you using a very old browser? If so, please consider upgrading


Birthplace study contributes to revised NICE guidance on planning place of birth

Published on Wednesday, 14 May 2014 Post

The consultation draft of the revised NICE Intrapartum Care guideline has been published. Based in large part on the Birthplace findings, the guideline now encourages planned birth in a midwifery unit for healthy women having a first baby and planned birth in a midwifery unit or at home for healthy women having a second baby.

Download the draft NICE guideline, read a summary of the Birthplace findings or find all the Birthplace publications.

Updated: Friday, 20 November 2020 16:41 (v4)