Does size matter? A population based study of birth in lower volume maternity hospitals for low risk women [4]

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 113, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 617-618

  Tracy, S K ^a   Dahlen, H ^b   Tracy, M B ^c   Sullivan, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b SYDNEY SOUTH WEST AREA HEALTH SERVICE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LETTER; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MATERNITY WARD; NEWBORN MORTALITY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SAFETY; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 33645997714     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2006.00920.x     Document Type: Letter

References (5)

1. Tracy SK Sullivan E Dahlen H Black D Wang YA Tracy MB. Does size matter? A population-based study of birth in lower volume maternity hospitals for low risk women. BJOG 2006 113 86 96.
2. Cresswell A. More babies die in larger hospitals. Australian 2005 7 Dec.
3. Robotham J. Good deliveries come in small labour wards. Sydney Morning Herald 2005 7 Dec.
4. Laws PJ Sullivan EA. Australia's mothers and babies. 2003. AIHW Cat. No. PER 29. Sydney AIHW National Perinatal Statistics Unit Perinatal Statistics Series No. 16), 2005 www.npsu.unsw.edu.au/ps16high.htm Accessed 5 March 2006.
5. Rural Doctors Association of Australia, media release: governments must heed the evidence: small maternity units are safer www.rdaa.com.au Accessed 7 December 2005.