Out of Hospital Births | Maternal and Infant Health Program

2020 Out of Hospital Births Committee Progress

Out-of-Hospital (OOH)/Community Births was selected as a UWNQC focus because of the growing percentage of planned out-of-hospital births in Utah. Utah ranks in the top five states nationally for planned out of hospital births at 3.2% in 2015. The goals of the committee are to analyze the current state of OOH births in Utah, to identify maternal and neonatal safety issues related to OOH births and create statewide actions items addressing the recognized safety issues.

Out of Hospital/Community Birth Resources

Best Practice Guidelines

Transfer Toolkit Poster

Midwives Infographic

Doulas Infographic

Transfer Feedback Poster

Committee Driver Diagram

Planned Out of Hospital Births in Utah, 2013-2015 Report

Join Us

Committee Meetings are generally held on the second Tuesday of the month at 3:00-4:30 pm at the Utah Department of the Health, Highland Building ( 3760 South Highland Drive Salt Lake City) and you may join via phone. Contact uwnqc@utah.gov to be added to the email distribution and to verify the date of the next meeting.

Training Resources

Utah Out-of-Hospital Birth Symposium: Session 1 – Overview of Out of Hospital Births in Utah

Out of Hospital Births Symposium: Session 2 – The Birth Transfer Process

Out of Hospital Births Symposium: Session 3 – Utah Best Practice Guidelines – Transfer to Hospital from Planned out of Hospital Birth

Transfer Resources

INFANT TRANSFER FORMS

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MATERNAL TRANSFER FORMS

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Three Question Debriefing Form

Transfer Feedback

Transfer Feedback Postcard

Hospital Specific Transfer Guidelines

Don’t see your local hospital below? Work with the hospital to create a transfer guideline: Transfer Guideline Template

Visitor policies included in these guidelines are subject to change in the setting of the COVID-19 pandemic. Current visitor policies can be clarified by calling the Labor and Delivery Unit at each hospital.

Alta View Hospital (Sandy)

American Fork Hospital

Ashley Regional Medical Center (Vernal)

Bear River Valley Hospital (Tremonton)

Beaver Valley Hospital

Blue Mountain Hospital (Blanding)

Brigham City Community Hospital

Cache Valley Hospital (North Logan)

Castleview Hospital (Price)

Cedar City Hospital

Central Valley Medical Center (Nephi)

Davis Hospital and Medical Center (Layton)