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PM/1,000 = perinatal mortality rate per 1,000 births
Risk of home vs. hospital births
Statistics from 1958 and 1970 perinatal studies
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Percentage of births |
PM/1,000 |
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1958 |
1970 |
1958 |
1970 |
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| Hospital |
49 |
66 |
50.1 |
27.8 |
| Gen Practitioner |
12 |
19 |
20.3 |
6.1 |
| Home |
36 |
12 |
19.8 |
4.3 |
Butler, N., Bonham, D. (1963) Perinatal mortality 1958, London, Livingstone.
Chamberlain R., et al, op. cit.
Tew, M. (1990) Safer Childbirth, London, Chapman & Hall.
The Netherlands, 1986
Perinatal mortality rate by birth attendant and place
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Attendant |
Place |
Number of births |
PM/1,000 |
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Obstetrician |
Hospital |
83,351 |
18.9 |
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GP |
Home |
21,653 |
4.5 |
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Midwife |
Hospital |
34,874 |
2.1 |
|
Midwife |
Home |
44,676 |
1.0 |
Tew, M. (1990) Safer Childbirth, London, Chapman & Hall.
First births in Netherlands in 1986
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|
Number of births |
PM/1,000 |
|
Obstetrician in hospital |
41,861 |
20.2 |
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Midwife at home |
15,031 |
1.5 |
Tew, M. (1990) Safer Childbirth, London, Chapman & Hall.
Preterm babies
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All births under 37 weeks |
PM/1,000 |
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Obstetrician in hospital |
7.6 |
85.7 |
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Midwife at home |
1.8 |
30.1 |
Tew, M. (1990) Safer Childbirth, London, Chapman & Hall.
