title: Four countries, four ways of discussing low-risk pregnancy and normal delivery: in France, Germany, The Netherlands, and the United Kingdom.
abstract: The 2012 "4 countries meeting" of the French, Dutch, British and German Societies of Gynaecology and Obstetrics (CNGOF, NVOG, RCOG, DGGG) was dedicated to the topic "Low-risk pregnancy and normal delivery". The objective was to compare how each country organises prenatal care and normal delivery. The discussion is outlined in the article and provides new opportunities to learn from each other's strengths in order to provide the highest level of care regardless of social, demographic, educational and clinical differences.
authors.affiliation: Universitätsfrauenklinik Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 440, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany, sarah.schott@med.uni-heidelberg.de.
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Schott
authors.forename: Irene
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: van der Avoort
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Descamps
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Richmond
authors.forename: Ted
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Adams
authors.forename: Guid
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Oei
authors.forename: Bernard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hédon
authors.forename: Klaus
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Friese
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003226:Congresses as Topic; D036861:Delivery, Obstetric; D005260:Female; D005602:France; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D008880:Midwifery / Q000193:education; D009426:Netherlands; D009774:Obstetrics / Q000193:education; D011247:Pregnancy; D018570:Risk Assessment; D006113:United Kingdom