Table 1 Reasons for antenatal transfer of care to a hospital-based provider
From: Breech birth at home: outcomes of 60 breech and 109 cephalic planned home and birth center births
Indication for transfer | Breech n = 60 | Cephalic n = 109 |
|---|---|---|
>  41 wks, suspected macrosomia | 1 | |
Cholestasis | 1 | |
SJF out of town | 3 | |
Oligohydramnios | 2 | |
SPROM > 5 days, NIL (not in labor) | 1 | |
>  42 wks, NIL | 2 | 1 |
37 wks, preeclampsia | 1 | |
39 wks, IUFD | 1 | |
43 wks, polyhydramnios | 1 | |
39 wks, increasing hypertension | 1 | |
37 wks, decreased fetal activity, NIL | 1 | |
DVT (blood clot) | 1 | |
Total antenatal transfers | 10 (16.7%) | 7 (6.4%) |