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THE REDUCTION OF THE INTRAPARTUM STILL BIRTH RATE AT THE QUEEN VICTORIA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
Author(s) -
Anderson I.,
Chang A.,
Renou P.,
Wood C.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1977.tb131244.x
Subject(s) - medicine , queen (butterfly) , obstetrics , epidemiology , population , environmental health , biology , hymenoptera , botany
A significant reduction in intrapartum anoxic fetal deaths has occurred at the Queen Victoria Memorial Hospital over the last ten years. The possible explanations for this include a variety of factors, which may either improve the health of the population presenting to the hospital, or improve obstetric care. Epidemiological evidence suggests that the use of fetal diagnostic techniques has contributed to the reduction of intrapartum anoxic still births.