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Making Home Safe for Children

Trauma is an important cause of mortality and morbidity in children. A significant number of injuries occur in home environment [1]. This subject has been studied extensively in western countries and huge data is generated. Based upon the findings many policy decisions have been taken in order to minimize the potential threats at home. In addition many educational activities are conducted for p...

Safe European home.

B ack in the days when there were still enough faculty positions for postdocs to go to, I had a romantic (never realized) dream to take a detour via Africa or Central America or some remote island paradise, before returning to Europe to set up my laboratory. Then as now, the science being done in developing countries was mainly tied to the specific problems of those countries, whether in regard...

Are home births safe?

Planned home birth: benefits, risks, and opportunities

While the number of women in developed countries who plan a home birth is low, the number has increased over the past decade in the US, and there is evidence that more women would choose this option if it were readily available. Rates of planned home birth range from 0.1% in Sweden to 20% in the Netherlands, where home birth has always been an integrated part of the maternity system. Benefits o...

Clinical Policy Title: Planned home births

ABOUT THIS POLICY: Select Health of South Carolina has developed clinical policies to assist with making coverage determinations. Select Health of South Carolina’s clinical policies are based on guidelines from established industry sources, such as the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), state regulatory agencies, the American Medical Association (AMA), medical specialty professiona...