TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2012//
TI  - Alligators, hospital birth and other urban legends
JO  - Journal of health psychology
A1  - Cohain, Judy Slome
SP  - 467
EP  - 470
VL  - 17
IS  - 4
N2  - The belief that hospital birth for low risk pregnancies has better outcomes than planned, attended homebirth is an urban legend. The choice of low-risk women to deliver in hospital is a result of the dominant and irrational human propensities to gossip, to follow the crowd and to cling to irrational hope. Rational analysis shows that planned homebirth with experienced trained attendants has the best outcomes for both mother and newborn for low risk pregnancy.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1359-1053
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1359105311433348
ID  - ref1
ER  -