Birth centre care over a 10-year period: Infant morbidity during the first month after birth

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 94, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1253-1260

  Gottvall, Karin ^a,b   Winbladh, Birger ^a   Cnattingius, Sven ^a   Waldenström, Ulla ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b NONE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Alternative birth care; Birth centre; Birth trauma; Infant morbidity; Respiratory problems

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLAVICLE FRACTURE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MATERNAL CARE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NEWBORN MORBIDITY; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 27144537159     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2005.tb02085.x     Document Type: Article

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