Out-of-maternity deliveries in France: A nationwide population-based study.

INTRODUCTION:In France, many maternity hospitals have been closed as a result of hospital restructuring in an effort to reduce costs through economies of scale. These closures have naturally increased the distance between home and the closest maternity ward for women throughout the country. However,...

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Main Authors: Evelyne Combier, Adrien Roussot, Jean-Louis Chabernaud, Jonathan Cottenet, Patrick Rozenberg, Catherine Quantin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0228785