Associations between perinatal interventions and hospital stillbirth rates and neonatal mortality

Archives of Disease in Childhood: Fetal and Neonatal Edition

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2004, Pages

  Joyce, R ^a,b   Webb, R ^c   Peacock, J L ^b  

^a Bedfordshire Heartlands PCT   (United Kingdom)

^b ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c S Thames West Perinatal Audit Team   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; DELIVERY; DEMOGRAPHY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FORCEPS DELIVERY; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LABOR INDUCTION; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL DEPRIVATION; MIDWIFE; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN MORTALITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PARITY; PEDIATRICIAN; PERINATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTRATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STILLBIRTH;

EID: 1642492972     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 13592998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/fn.89.1.f51     Document Type: Article

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