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Santos, M. (2018). Can the unequal access to home birth be framed as a source of inequalities? A comparison between Portugal and Denmark. Portuguese Journal of Social Science. 17 (3), 335-347
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M. J. Santos,  "Can the unequal access to home birth be framed as a source of inequalities? A comparison between Portugal and Denmark", in Portuguese Journal of Social Science, vol. 17, no. 3, pp. 335-347, 2018
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@article{santos2018_1716141423509,
	author = "Santos, M.",
	title = "Can the unequal access to home birth be framed as a source of inequalities? A comparison between Portugal and Denmark",
	journal = "Portuguese Journal of Social Science",
	year = "2018",
	volume = "17",
	number = "3",
	doi = "10.1386/pjss.17.3.335_1",
	pages = "335-347",
	url = "https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/intellect/pjss/2018/00000017/00000003/art00005"
}
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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Can the unequal access to home birth be framed as a source of inequalities? A comparison between Portugal and Denmark
T2  - Portuguese Journal of Social Science
VL  - 17
IS  - 3
AU  - Santos, M.
PY  - 2018
SP  - 335-347
SN  - 1476-413X
DO  - 10.1386/pjss.17.3.335_1
UR  - https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/intellect/pjss/2018/00000017/00000003/art00005
AB  - Planned home births happen across Europe, but there are countries and formal limitations can be found by This article draws upon a short research project conducted in Denmark in March 2014, which aimed to explore the organization of home birth in Denmark and to compare it to the Portuguese case. Private home births, in Portugal, and publicly funded home births, in Denmark, show interesting similarities when looking at the individual experience of choosing and planning a birth at home. However, through this comparative analysis, I argue that the limitations imposed around the option of home birth in Portugal raise important inequalities between women and families planning to give birth at home and those planning a hospital birth. The success:fa models found in Denmark can potentially serve as grounds for a broader discussion and as a trigger for change in Portuguese policies, to promote ethical and evidence based practices among professionals, and the improvement in perinatal health outcomes for families who experience planned home births.
ER  -