Rates of and factors associated with delivery-related perinatal death among term infants in Scotland

Dharmintra Pasupathy, Angela M Wood, Jill P Pell, Michael Fleming, Gordon C S Smith

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Abstract

Rates of obstetric intervention in labor, including cesarean delivery, have increased significantly in most developed countries. It is, however, unclear if this has been paralleled by decreased rates of perinatal and neonatal death associated with complications of labor at term.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)660-8
Number of pages9
JournalJAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association
Volume302
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 12 Aug 2009

Keywords

  • Fetal Hypoxia
  • Labor, Obstetric
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Infant Mortality
  • Stillbirth
  • Pregnancy
  • Scotland
  • Apgar Score
  • Logistic Models
  • Risk Factors
  • Incidence
  • Cesarean Section
  • Female
  • Male

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