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. 1998 Aug 8;317(7155):384–388. doi: 10.1136/bmj.317.7155.384

Table 5.

International comparison of perinatal mortality (stillbirth and first week deaths according to WHO definitions) among planned home births starting labour at home

Study No of births Deaths per 1000 births (95% CI)
Present study, Australia 1985-90 7002 6.4 (4.6 to 8.3)
Western Australia 1981-8713  943   6.4 (2.4 to 13.9)*
New Zealand 1973-9314 9776 3.0 (1.9 to 4.0)
Wormerveer, Netherlands 1969-8315 6625 2.3 (1.1 to 3.4)
Gelderland, Netherlands 1990-9316 1140 3.5 (0.9 to 8.9)
United Kingdom 199417 4665 1.1 (0.1 to 2.0)
Northern Health Region, UK 1981-9418 1733 3.5 (1.3 to 7.5)
USA 1978-9119 11081  2.0 (1.2 to 2.9)
*

These data also include late neonatal deaths.