OHP members who want to deliver their baby outside of a hospital can ask for a community (out-of-hospital) birth. They need to ask their doctor, midwife, or other provider.
To prevent exposure to COVID-19, OHP made some changes to the process for asking for community (out-of-hospital) births.
- Before, you could only get approval if you were fewer than 27 weeks, 6 days pregnant. Now you can get approval up to the 38th week of your pregnancy.
- There are also changes to the list of risks that require a hospital delivery. Ask your provider about what has changed and what will work best for your delivery.