Editing Childbirth (section)

=== Location ===
{{further|Home birth}}
Childbirth routinely occurs in hospitals in many [[developed countries]]. Before the 20th century and in some countries to the present day, such as [[Netherlands|the Netherlands]], it has more typically occurred at home.<ref name=stearns>{{cite book |title= Encyclopedia of Social History |volume= V. 780 |series= Garland Reference Library of Social Sciences |publisher= Taylor & Francis | veditors = Stearns PN |isbn= 978-0-8153-0342-8 |location= London |page= 144 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=kkIeyCEedrsC&pg=PA144 |year= 1993 |url-status= live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160102154830/https://books.google.com/books?id=kkIeyCEedrsC&pg=PA144 |archive-date= 2 January 2016 }}</ref>

In rural and [[remote communities]] of many countries, hospitalised childbirth may not be readily available or the best option. Maternal evacuation is the predominant risk management method for assisting mothers in these communities.<ref name=":5">{{Cite book|title=Indigenous experiences of pregnancy and birth| first1 = Hannah Neufeld | last1 = Tait | first2 = Jaime | last2 = Cidro | name-list-style = vanc |isbn=978-1772581355|oclc=1012401274|year= 2018| publisher = Demeter Press }}</ref> Maternal evacuation is the process of relocating pregnant women in remote communities to deliver their babies in a nearby urban hospital setting.<ref name=":5" /> This practice is common in Indigenous [[Inuit]] and [[Northern Manitoba|Northern Manitoban]] communities in [[Canada]] as well as [[Aboriginal Australians|Australian aboriginal]] communities. Maternal evacuation, due to a lack of social support provided to these women, can have negative effects on mothers. These negative effects include an increase in maternal newborn complications and postpartum depression, and decreased breastfeeding rates.<ref name=":5" />

The [[locus in quo|exact location]] in which childbirth takes place is an important factor in determining nationality, in particular for [[birth aboard aircraft and ships]].{{Citation needed|date=February 2025}}