Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Context and background
  • Assessment of risk in pregnancy
  • Birth settings and health outcomes : state of the science
  • Workforce issues
  • Data systems and measurement
  • Costs, values, and reimbursement issues associated with various birth settings
  • Perspective from providers
  • Workshop reflections : moving the research agenda forward
  • Appendixes: A. Workshop agenda
  • B. Moderator and speaker biographical sketches
  • C. Abbreviations and acronyms
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-166)