Abstract
Over the 10 years 1966-75 the rate of induction of labour in the Glasgow Royal Maternity Hospital has increased from 16-3% of all births. During the same period perinatal mortality fell from 33 to 22 per 1000, mainly because of significantly fewer deaths due to antepartum haemorrhage; trauma; maternal diseases; and unknown causes in mature babies. The reduction in the number of deaths of unknown causes in mature fetuses was achieved by preventing deaths occurring after 40 weeks and was recorded in all age and parity groups. The results suggested that increased use of induction of labour has contributed to the improved perinatal mortality rate.
Full text
PDF
Selected References
These references are in PubMed. This may not be the complete list of references from this article.
- BAIRD D., WALKER J., THOMSON A. M. The causes and prevention of stillbirths and first week deaths. III. A classification of deaths by clinical cause; the effect of age, parity and length of gestation on death rates by cause. J Obstet Gynaecol Br Emp. 1954 Aug;61(4):433–448. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1954.tb07507.x. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- Chalmers I., Zlosnik J. E., Johns K. A., Campbell H. Obstetric practice and outcome of pregnancy in Cardiff residents 1965-73. Br Med J. 1976 Mar 27;1(6012):735–738. doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6012.735. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- Fedrick J., Yudkin P. Obstetric practice in the Oxford Record Linkage Study Area 1965-72. Br Med J. 1976 Mar 27;1(6012):738–740. doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6012.738. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- RACKER D., BURGESS G. H., MANLY G. The management of postmaturity. Lancet. 1953 Nov 7;265(6793):953–956. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(53)90618-7. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- THEOBALD G. W. The choice between death from postmaturity or prolapsed cord and life from induction of labour. Lancet. 1959 Jan 10;1(7063):59–65. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(59)91135-3. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- WALKER J. Foetal anoxia; a clinical and laboratory study. J Obstet Gynaecol Br Emp. 1954 Apr;61(2):162–180. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]