Rates of caesarean section and neonatal mortality.
A comparison of the yearly statistics of National Maternity Hospital (Dublin) and University Hospital (Newark) was undertaken for the years 1983-1989. The findings appear to indicate that after the elimination of major confounding factors, the substantially higher rates of Caesarean section in Newark (17.5% versus 5.8%) did not bring about a measurable reduction in the rate of neonatal losses. The impact of paediatric care upon the respective neonatal outcomes could not be assessed on the ground of the reviewed data.
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, Newark.
Zentay
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Ganesh
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Apuzzio
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Murphy
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Iffy
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D002585:Cesarean Section / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D017052:Hospital Mortality; D006771:Hospitals, Maternity / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006785:Hospitals, University / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007226:Infant Mortality; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007494:Ireland / Q000453:epidemiology; D009515:New Jersey / Q000453:epidemiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D012307:Risk Factors; D015996:Survival Rate