Table 4Low-risk nulliparous women: Rates of different modes of birth, transfer to an obstetric unit and obstetric interventions for each planned place of birth (number of incidences per 1,000 women giving birth by location)

Type of birthHomeFreestanding midwifery unitAlongside midwifery unitObstetric unit
Spontaneous vaginal birth794813765688
Birth with (forceps or ventouse)126118159191
Unplanned caesarean birth806976121
Transfer to an obstetric unit45036340210
Regional analgesia (epidural and/or spinal)218200240349
Episiotomy165165216242
Blood transfusion1281116

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