Birth "Out-of-Hours": An Evaluation of Obstetric Practice and Outcome According to the Presence of Senior Obstetricians on the Labour Ward.

Birth "Out-of-Hours": An Evaluation of Obstetric Practice and Outcome According to the Presence of Senior Obstetricians on the Labour Ward.

<h4>Background</h4>Concerns have been raised that a lack of senior obstetricians ("consultants") on the labour ward outside normal hours may lead to worse outcomes among babies born during periods of reduced cover.<h4>Methods and findings</h4>We carried out a multic...

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Main Authors: Hannah E Knight, Jan H van der Meulen, Ipek Gurol-Urganci, Gordon C Smith, Amit Kiran, Steve Thornton, David Richmond, Alan Cameron, David A Cromwell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-04-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002000

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002000

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