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Does 24‐hour supervisory staff coverage in the labour and delivery area change the emergency caesarean section rate?
Author(s) -
CHUONG C. JAMES,
LEE CHANG Y.,
CHUONG MONICA C.,
DRUKKER BRUCE H.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
bjog: an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.157
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1471-0528
pISSN - 1470-0328
DOI - 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1986.tb08012.x
Subject(s) - caesarean section , fetal distress , medicine , distress , obstetrics , labour ward , pregnancy , fetus , clinical psychology , genetics , biology
Summary. The influence on the emergency caesarean section rate of 24‐h supervisory staff coverage in the labour and delivery area was investigated. In period I (1978–1979), the supervisory staff were inside the hospital from 07.01 to 17.00 hours, and on call at home from 17.01 to 07.00 hours of the next day, and in period I1 (1980–1981), the supervisory staff were inside the hospital 24 h a day. The section rate for fetal distress increased during period II. The rate for maternal complications also increased in the 17.01–24.00 hours shift and decreased in the 07.01–17.00 hours shift during period 11. However, the overall emergency caesarean section rate did not change between the two periods.