Birthplace study influences revised NICE Intrapartum Care Guideline

Published on Wednesday, 03 December 2014 Post

The revised NICE guidance on Intrapartum Care has been published today. It draws heavily on the findings of the Birthplace study to recommend 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 NICE guideline on Intrapartum Care, read a summary of the Birthplace findings or find all the Birthplace reports and publications.