Perinatal mortality and morbidity in a nationwide cohort of 529 688 low-risk planned home and hospital births

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 116, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1177-1184

  De Jonge, A ^a   Van Der Goes, B Y ^b   Ravelli, A C J ^b   Amelink Verburg, M P ^a,c   Mol, B W ^b   Nijhuis, J G ^d   Gravenhorst, J Bennebroek ^a   Buitendijk, S E ^a  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c Inspectorate for Health Care   (Netherlands)

^d MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Midwifery; Perinatal mortality; Pregnancy outcome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FETUS; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOME DELIVERY; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LABOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL CARE; MIDWIFE; MORBIDITY; NETHERLANDS; NEWBORN; NEWBORN DEATH; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOME CHILDBIRTH; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; MATERNAL AGE; NETHERLANDS; PARITY; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 68249152144     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2009.02175.x     Document Type: Article

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