There is a similar shift happening for healthy young women in pregnancy, in the previously lucrative world of labor and delivery floors. More births of otherwise uncomplicated pregnancies are happening in outpatient birthing centers or via midwife assisted home births. This is especially true among wealthier commercially insured populations. Inpatient labor and delivery is increasingly reserved for higher risk pregnancies. Interesting times...
There is a similar shift happening for healthy young women in pregnancy, in the previously lucrative world of labor and delivery floors. More births of otherwise uncomplicated pregnancies are happening in outpatient birthing centers or via midwife assisted home births. This is especially true among wealthier commercially insured populations. Inpatient labor and delivery is increasingly reserved for higher risk pregnancies. Interesting times...