This guide collates critical tools, information, and resources to help hospitals and health systems integrate the freestanding birth center model, an evidence-based strategy to improve maternal and infant health outcomes and equity. Get step-by-step instructions and specialized tools designed for and with hospitals, birth centers, and community members to accelerate the safe adoption of birth centers.
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Download, adapt, and use tools below, developed by Primary Maternity Care to support hospital-birth center integration.
These and other tools are featured in the Guide.
- Hospital-Birth Center Transfer Agreement
- Birth Center Job Descriptions
- Staffing Model
- Birth Center Eligibility and Midwife-Physician Collaborative Care Guidelines PDF Version Editable Version
- Birth Center Stakeholder Map PDF Version Editable Version
- Birth Center Checklists PDF Version Editable Version
