Estimating intrapartum-related perinatal mortality rates for booked home births: When the 'best' available data are not good enough

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 116, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 933-942

  Gyte, G ^a   Dodwell, M ^b   Newburn, M ^c   Sandall, J ^d   MacFarlane, A ^e   Bewley, S ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b BirthChoiceUK   (United Kingdom)

^c NCT   (United Kingdom)

^d KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^f GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Choice; Home birth; Risk; Safety

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; HOME DELIVERY; HUMAN; INTRAPARTUM CARE; MATERNAL WELFARE; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HOME CHILDBIRTH; HUMANS; MULTICENTER STUDIES AS TOPIC; PATIENT TRANSFER; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 65549098725     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2009.02147.x     Document Type: Article

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