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Percentage of out-of-hospital births, by place of delivery: United States, 1990 and 2006
Among out-of-hospital births in 2006, nearly two-thirds (64.7%) occurred at home, 28.0% in a freestanding birthing center, 1.1% in a clinic or doctor’s office, and 6.2% elsewhere.
From 1990 to 2006, the proportion of out-of-hospital births that were home births increased from 59.0% to 64.7%, while the proportion of birthing center births declined slightly from 31.4% to 28.0%.
The proportion that occurred in a clinic or doctor’s office declined from 2.4% in 1990 to 1.1% in 2006.
Citation - MacDorman M, Menacker F, Declercq E. Trends and characteristics of home and other out-of-hospital births in the United States, 1990–2006. National vital statistics reports; vol 58 no 11. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2010. PDF
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