Timing of singleton births by onset of labour and mode of birth in NHS maternity units in England, 2005-2014: A study of linked birth registration, birth notification, and hospital episode data.

BACKGROUND:Maternity care has to be available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. It is known that obstetric intervention can influence the time of birth, but no previous analysis at a national level in England has yet investigated in detail the ways in which the day and time of birth varies by onset...

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Main Authors: Peter Martin, Mario Cortina-Borja, Mary Newburn, Gill Harper, Rod Gibson, Miranda Dodwell, Nirupa Dattani, Alison Macfarlane
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6002087?pdf=render

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