Unexpected home confinement.
An analysis of 100 consecutive cases of unattended home confinements has shown that, while precipitate labour is an important factor, inadequate preparation and instruction of the patient are the commonest causes.
D001724:Birth Weight; D036861:Delivery, Obstetric; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007743:Labor, Obstetric; D007744:Obstetric Labor Complications; D006473:Postpartum Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011295:Prenatal Care; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D013997:Time Factors