Out-of-hospital births and neonatal outcomes: a retrospective cohort study from a level IV NICU and review of regulatory frameworks
Lucy Eletel, Samantha Corkum, Jessica Hazard, David Riley · 2026
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Lucy Eletel, Samantha Corkum, Jessica Hazard, and David Riley study babies born outside hospitals in this 2026 paper. Such births have grown in the United States, and their safety is debated, above all in states where midwives are less woven into the health system.
The team reviewed 226 newborns admitted to a top level Texas intensive care unit after home or birth center births from 2020 to 2024. Babies born at home fared worse, with longer stays, longer antibiotic use, and higher death rates than those from birth centers. Surveys of six birth centers also found wide gaps in gear and rules, such as only half stocking IV lines.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Lucy Eletel, Samantha Corkum, Jessica Hazard, David Riley |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 22 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |