NPEC researchers are using the home birth audit data to explore a variety of issues related to both planned community birth and normal physiologic birth. Research questions include: 

• How far from the maternity hospital can a woman's home safely be for the planning of a home birth?
• Does the maternal pushing position affect the degree of perineal laceration?
• What are home birth outcomes in Ireland?
• Are home birth outcomes affected by whether or not the woman's GP is supportive of her plans for home birth?