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The Contents of the Labour Ward Register
Author(s) -
Quine Susan
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.734
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1479-828X
pISSN - 0004-8666
DOI - 10.1111/j.1479-828x.1986.tb01549.x
Subject(s) - register (sociolinguistics) , metropolitan area , medical record , medicine , operations management , business , geography , family medicine , engineering , archaeology , surgery , philosophy , linguistics
Summary: Information recorded in the Labour Ward Register was identified for all maternity hospitals and hospitals with maternity sections in the N.S.W. Sydney Metropolitan area. This survey established that certain demographic and clinical information is consistently recorded and therefore can be relied on for planning and research purposes. Furthermore this information is conveniently located and avoids recourse to accessing patients' medical records.