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 July 6, 2010FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact:Geradine Simkins, CNM, MSN, president@mana.org 
 
 , 231.228.5857 Susan Moray, CPM, pressofficer@mana.org 
 
 , 503.230.2831www.mana.org RE:
MaternalandNewbornOutcomesinPlannedHomeBirthVs.PlannedHospitalBirths:AMeta-Analysis,WaxJR,LucasFL,LamontM,etal.,AmJObstetGynecol2010
 
Anewmeta-analysisrushedtoon-linepublicationwellbeforeitsavailabilityinprint,concludedthatlessmedicalintervention,whichisacharacteristicfeatureofplannedhomebirth,isassociatedwithatriplingoftheneonatalmortalityratecomparedwithplannedhospitalbirths.InastudypublishedonlineonJuly1,2010intheAmericanJournalofObstetricsandGynecology(AJOG),researchersatMaineMedicalCenterinPortland,Maineanalyzedtheresultsofmultiplestudiesfromaroundtheworld.Theleadinvestigator,JosephR.Wax,MD,DepartmentofObstetricsandGynecology,MaineMedicalCenter,stated,“Ourfindingsraisethequestionofalinkbetweentheincreasedneonatalmortalityamongplannedhomebirthsandthedecreasedobstetricinterventioninthisgroup.”However,Canadianresearcherswhosedatashowingthesafetyofhomebirthinawell-organizedandregulatedsystem,wereusedinthemeta-analysis,aresharplycriticalofthestudy.Dr.MichaelC.Klein,aseniorscientistattheChildandFamilyResearchInstituteinVancouverandemeritusprofessoroffamilypracticeandpediatricsattheUniversityofBritishColumbiasaidtheU.S.conclusionsdidnotconsiderthefacts.“Ameta-analysisisonlyasgoodasthearticlesenteredintothemeta-analysis—garbagein,garbageout.Moreover,withinthearticle,Waxetaldidtheirownsub-analysisofthestudiesinthemeta-analysis,afterremovingout-of-dateandlowqualitystudies,andfoundnodifferencebetweenhomeandhospitalbirthsforperinatalorneonatalmortality.Yetintheconclusion,theychoosetoreporttheresultsoftheflawedtotalmeta-analysis,whichshowedtheincreasedneonatalmortalityrate.”Kleinsaidthatthisisapparentlya“politicallymotivatedstudyinlinewiththepolicyoftheAmericanCollegeofObstetriciansandGynecolgists(ACOG)whoisunalterablyopposedtohomebirth.”
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