Table 3.

Planned Place of Birth at End of Pregnancy and Actual Place of Birth

	Home	FMU	AMU	OU	Total
First baby (n = 18)
Planned place of birth at end of pregnancy	2	3	6	7	18
Actual place of birth	0	3	2	13	18
Second or subsequent baby (n = 23)
Planned place of birth at end of pregnancy	2	2	2	17	23
Actual place of birth	1	2	3	17	23

FMU = Freestanding Midwifery Units; AMU = Alongside Midwifery Units; OU = obstetric unit.