Sheffield Homebirth Group
Sheffield Homebirth Group was first set-up in November 2006 to enable parents who have had/are planning home births to meet and support each other. We recognise that planning a home birth isn’t always easy and that talking to other people who have given birth at home can be a great confidence boost. See Local Meetings page for further details.
Our Aims
- Sheffield Homebirth Group believe that women should be the focus of maternity care, and be provided with a service that’s based on their individual choices and needs
- In partnership with Yoga and Active Birth we aim to inspire, encourage and support an increasing homebirth service in Sheffield and across the UK by organising affordable home birth conferences for parents and professionals
Latest News
Coming soon Sheffield Homebirth Conference 2012.
Perinatal and maternal outcomes by planned place of birth for healthy women with low risk pregnancies.
The Birthplace in England national prospective cohort study: A balanced summary of the report can be found HERE
AIMs Press Release on Birthplace Study Findings HERE
All SIX reports can be downloaded in full HERE
Marina Colville’s Blog response also makes for interesting reading HERE
Her down to earth summary goes like this:
99.57% of babies have normal outcomes.
99.07% of home, 99.47% of OU (Obstetric Unit) first births and virtually 100% of second and subsequent births in all settings are normal.
88% of home but only 58% of OU births are without intervention.93% of home and MLU (Midwifery Led Unit) births have no complicating factors but only 80% in an OU setting.
Other research has shown that home births are just as safe as hospital births - read the news here