Table 1 Definition of planned place of birth and transfer

Planned home birth:

Birth planned at home in midwife-led care.

Planned hospital birth:

Birth planned in hospital under midwife-led care.

Transfer:

Women who had care transferred from midwife-led to obstetrician-led during labour or immediately postpartum.

 Home – transfer:

planned home birth but transfer to obstetrician-led care during labour or immediately postpartum.

 Hosp - transfer:

planned hospital birth but transferred to secondary care during labour or immediately postpartum.

No transfer:

Women who gave birth in midwife-led care without being transferred.

 Home - home:

birth planned at home and actual birth at home under midwife-led care

 Hosp- hosp:

planned hospital, actual hospital birth in midwife-led care

 Hosp-home:

planned hospital birth in midwife-led care, but actual home birth in midwife-led care