Rondi E. Anderson has assisted home births for the past 20 years and currently operates a home birth practice in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. She received her BS at Michigan State University and her MS at the University of Utah. She is featured in Sisters on a Journey: Portraits of American Midwives and has published two previous articles on home birth outcomes.
The COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF HOME BIRTH
Article first published online: 30 DEC 2010
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-2182(98)00072-X
1999 American College of Nurse Midwives
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Anderson, R. E. and Anderson, D. A. (1999), The COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF HOME BIRTH. Journal of Nurse-Midwifery, 44: 30–35. doi: 10.1016/S0091-2182(98)00072-X
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Rondi E. Anderson has assisted home births for the past 20 years and currently operates a home birth practice in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. She received her BS at Michigan State University and her MS at the University of Utah. She is featured in Sisters on a Journey: Portraits of American Midwives and has published two previous articles on home birth outcomes.
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David A. Anderson is Assistant Professor of Economics at Centre College in Danville, Kentucky. He received his BA from the University of Michigan and his MA and PhD from Duke University. His previous research includes studies of marriage, social insurance, crime, and education.
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