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Wherever I've worked the term has been taken to mean Born Before Arrival (i.e. arrival in the maternity unit). This includes home births (usually unintentional) which are followed by admission to hospital (e.g. with retained placenta), or birth while attempting to get to the unit in question. Andrew Symon Dundee Scotland On 4 Oct 2002, at 12:12, O'Brien, Angela wrote: > Dear Members, > We are currently in the process of exploring outcomes following a BBA. > During discussions we have discovered that the term BBA has many > interpretations e.g. Born before arrival at hospital; Born before arrival of > suitable birth attendant; Born before arrival within hospital grounds; Born > before arrival on the Delivery Suite. > Could anyone offer the correct interpretation. This is quite an important > issue when the outcomes of a BBA are believed to be poorer than hospital > births especially when there is confusion surrounding the definition. > Thanks > Angela O'Brien