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Caregivers' estimate of early childhood developmental status in rural Uganda: a cross-sectional study
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recent years us seen significant rise rate planned home births 60 increase 2016 2023 reaching total 46918 trend positions us leading developed country terms home birth prevalence american college obstetricians gynecologists acog suggests stringent criteria selecting candidates home births guidelines adopted home birth midwives leading poor outcomes including increased rates neonatal morbidity mortality paper explores motivations behind choosing home births us despite known risks studies highlight factors desire natural birth experience previous negative hospital experiences influence covid19 pandemic perceptions hospital safety provide new insights women choose home births incorporating insights nobel laureate daniel kahnemans theories decisionmaking suggesting cognitive biases may significantly influence decisions kahnemans work provides framework understanding biases heuristics lead underestimation risks overemphasis personal birth experiences also provide recommendations nudges according richard thaler help ensure women access clear balanced information home births development publication assisted openais chatgpt4 facilitated synthesis literature interpretation data manuscript drafting collaboration underscores potential integrating advanced computational tools academic research enhancing efficiency depth analyses