Out-of-hospital births and the supply of maternity units in France

Health and Place

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1170-1173

  Blondel, Béatrice ^a,b   Drewniak, Nicolas ^a,b   Pilkington, Hugo ^a,b,c   Zeitlin, Jennifer ^a,b  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 8   (France)

Author keywords

Access; Distance; Health services; Maternity units; Out of hospital birth; Social class; Supply

Indexed keywords

BIRTH RATE; HEALTH RISK; HEALTH SERVICES; HOSPITAL SECTOR; MATERNAL HEALTH; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH; BIRTH CERTIFICATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FRANCE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MATERNITY WARD; OUT OF HOSPITAL BIRTHS; PARITY; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

FRANCE;

EID: 80052528174     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: 18732054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2011.06.002     Document Type: Article

References (26)

1. Anthony S., Buitendijk S., Offerhaus P., Van Dommelen P., Van der Pal-de Bruin K.M. Maternal factors and probability of a planned home birth. BJOG 2005, 112:748-753.
2. Combier E., Zeitlin J., de Courcel N., Vasseur S., Lalouf A., Amat-Roze J.M., de Pouvourville G. Choosing where to deliver: decision criteria among women with low-risk pregnancies in France. Soc. Sci. Med. 2004, 58:2279-2289.
3. De Jonge A., Rijnders M.E.B., Van Diem M.T., Scheepers P.L.H., Lagro-Janssen A.L.M. Are there inequalities in choice of birthing position? Sociodemographic and labour factors associated with the supine position during the second stage of labour. Midwifery 2009, 25:439-448.
4. Declercq E., MacDorman M., Menacker F., Stotland N. Characteristics of planned and unplanned home births in 19 States. Obstet. Gynecol. 2010, 116:93-99.
5. Doisneau L. Une femme accouche en moyenne à 14km de son domicile. INSEE Première 2003, 903.
6. Evers A.C.C., Brouwers H.A.A., Hukkelhoven C.W.P.M., Nikkels P.G.J., Boon J., Egmond-Kinden A. Perinatal mortality and severe morbidity in low and high risk term pregnancies in the Netherlands: prospective cohort study. BMJ 2010, 341:c5639. 10.1136/bmj.c5639.
7. Faur B., Court Y. La situation démographique en 1986. Collect. de l'INSEE 1988, 127:109.
8. Hildingsson I., Lindgren H., Haglund B., Radestad I. Characteristics of women giving birth at home in Sweden: a national register study. Am. J. Obstet. Gynecol. 2006, 195:1366-1372.
9. Hutton E., Reitsma A., Kaufman K. Outcomes associated with planned home and planned hospital births in low-risk women attended by midwives in Ontario, Canada, 2003-2006: a retrospective cohort study. Birth 2009, 36:180-189.
10. Jones P., Alberti C., Julé L., Chabernaud J.L., Nodé N., Sieurin A., Dauger S. Mortality in out-of-hospital premature births. Acta Paediatr. 2011, 100:181-187.
11. MacDorman M., Menacker F., Declercq E. Trends and characteristics of home and other out-of-hospital births in the United States, 1990-2006. Nat. Vital Stat. Rep. 2010, 58:1-15.
12. Mori R., Dougherty M., Whittle M. An estimation of intrapartum-related perinatal mortality rates for booked home births in England and Wales between 1994 and 2003. BJOG 2008, 115:554-559.
13. Nesbitt T.S., Larson E.H., Rosenblatt R.A., Hart L.G. Access to maternity care in rural Washington: its effect on neonatal outcomes and resource use. Am. J. Public Health 1997, 87:85-90.
14. Neto M.T. Perinatal care in Portugal: effects of 15 years of a regionalized system. Acta Paediatr. 2006, 95:1349-1352.
15. Pilkington H., Blondel B., Carayol M., Bréart G., Zeitlin J. Impact of maternity unit closures on access to obstetrical care: the French experience between 1998 and 2003. Soc. Sci. Med. 2008, 67:1521-1529.
16. Pilkington H., Blondel B., Papiernik E., Cuttini M., Charreire H., Maier R.F., Petrou S., Combier E., Kunzel W., Breart G., Zeitlin J. Distribution of maternity units and spatial access to specialised care for women delivering before 32 weeks of gestation in Europe. Health Place 2010, 16:531-538.
17. Ravelli A., Jager K., De Groot M., Erwich J., Rijninks-van Driel G., Tromp M., Eskes M., Abu-Hanna A., Mol B. Travel time from home to hospital and adverse perinatal outcomes in women at term in the Netherlands. BJOG 2011, 118:457-465.
18. Samuelson J.L., Buehler J.W., Norris D., Sadek R. Maternal characteristics associated with place of delivery and neonatal mortality rates among very-low-birthweight infants, Georgia. Paediatr. Perinat. Epidemiol. 2002, 16:305-313.
19. Schmidt N., Abelsen B., Oian P. Deliveries in maternity homes in Norway: results from a 2-year prospective study. Acta Obstet. Gynecol. Scand. 2002, 81:731-737.
20. Sheiner E., Shoham-vardi I., Hadar A., Hershkovitz R., Sheiner E., Mazor M. Accidental out-of-hospital delivery as an independant risk factor for perinatal mortality. J. Reprod. Med. 2002, 47:625-630.
21. Statistics Canada, 2007. Live births and Fetal Deaths by Place of Birth, Canada, Provinces and Territories, Annual, Table 102-4516. (accessed 12.01.2011). http://cansim2.statcan.gc.ca/.
22. Sutherns R., Bourgeault I. Accessing maternity care in rural Canada: There's more to the story than distance to a doctor. Health Care Women Int. 2008, 29:863-883.
23. Tucker J., Hundley V., Kiger A., Bryers H., Caldow J., Farmer J., Harris F., Ireland J., Van Teijlingen E. Sustainable maternity services in remote and rural Scotland? A qualitative survey of staff views on required skills, competencies and training. Qual. Saf. Health Care 2005, 14:34-40.
24. Vahratian A., Hoffman M., Troendle J., Zhang J. The impact of parity on course of labor in a contemporary population. Birth 2006, 33:12-17.
25. Viisainen K., Gissler M., Hartikainen A.L., Hemminki E. Accidental out-of-hospital births in Finland: incidence and geographical distribution 1963-1995. Acta Obstet. Gynecol. Scand. 1999, 78:372-378.
26. Zeitlilin, J., Mohangoo, A., 2008. European Perinatal Health Report: Better Statistics for Better Health for Pregnant Women and their Babies. (accessed 12.01.2011). http://www.europeristat.com.