Is There Evidence of Poorer Birth Outcomes for Mothers and Babies When the Most Senior Obstetrician Is Not On Site?
In this Perspective on the study by Hannah Knight and colleagues, Jenny Myers and Edward Johnstone consider the implications of negative findings in a variable setting in which adverse events are rare.
Maternal and Fetal Health Research Centre, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom.
Jenny E
JE
Myers
Maternal and Fetal Health Research Centre, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom.
Edward D
ED
Johnstone
D039602:After-Hours Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003253:Consultants; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D036861:Delivery, Obstetric; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007743:Labor, Obstetric; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011247:Pregnancy; D017064:Process Assessment, Health Care