Background: Previous studies have shown that planned home birth is associated with a
decreased likelihood of intrapartum intervention with no difference in neonatal outcomes …

Background More women are choosing to birth at home in well-resourced countries. Concerns
persist that out-of-hospital birth contributes to higher perinatal and neonatal mortality. …

Early life microbial colonization and succession is critically important to healthy development
with impacts on metabolic and immunologic processes throughout life. A longitudinal …

Background We previously concluded that risk of stillbirth, neonatal mortality or morbidity is
not different whether birth is intended at home or hospital. Here, we compare the occurrence …

The introduction of solid foods is an important dietary event during infancy that causes profound
shifts in the gut microbial composition towards a more adult-like state. Infant gut bacterial …

Background The purpose of this study was to develop assessment criteria that could be
used to examine the level of integration of home birth within larger health care systems in …

Introduction Among women with a fetus with a non‐cephalic presentation, external cephalic
version ( ECV ) has been shown to reduce the rate of breech presentation at birth and …

Background The intestinal microbiota influences metabolic, nutritional, and immunologic
processes and has been associated with a broad range of adverse health outcomes including …

Background Studies investigating neonatal outcomes following intrapartum antibiotic exposure
show conflicting results. Methods Data were collected prospectively in pregnancy to 1-…

Background While the World Health Organization (WHO) developed postnatal growth standards
for infants, corresponding body composition data remains scarce. This study explores …