Requirments for planned home delivery – mother and fetus:
(1) mother without pre-existing disease
(2) absence of significant disease during the pregnancy
(3) singleton fetus appropriate for gestational age
(4) cephalic presentation
(5) gestational age from 37 to 40 6/7 weeks (less than 41)
(6) labor is spontaneous or induced as an outpatient
(7) mother not referred from another hospital
Requirements for planned home delivery:
(1) availability of certified birthing professional (nurse midwife, midwife, physician)
(2) availability of 1 or more trained individuals to attend to the newborn infant
(3) consultation readily accessible
(4) safe and reliable transport to a nearby hospital which has a pre-existing arrangement to accept the transfer
Contraindications:
(1) prior cesarean delivery (absolute)
(2) non-certified midwife
(3) gestational age less than 37 weeks or 41 weeks or more
(4) pre-existing disease or significant disease during the pregnancy
(5) multiple gestations
