Continued reduction in the incidence of birth trauma and birth asphyxia related to instrumental deliveries after the study period: Was this the Hawthorne effect?

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 130, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 165-168

  Leung, W C ^a   Chan, B C P ^a   Ma, G ^a   Lam, K W ^a   Leung, K Y ^a   Pun, T C ^a   Lao, T T ^a   Lee, C P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Birth asphyxia; Birth trauma; Hawthorne effect; Instrumental deliveries

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BIRTH INJURY; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFOUNDING VARIABLE; HAWTHORNE EFFECT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INSTRUMENTAL DELIVERY; LABOR; LABOR STAGE 2; PERINATAL ASPHYXIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STATISTICS;

EID: 33846251550     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2006.02.013     Document Type: Article

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