Prenatal monitoring in upstate New York

In upstate New York, birth certificates of all babies born in hospitals include response to a question on procedures used in fetal monitoring. During the first six months of 1978, some form of monitoring was reported on 47 per cent of all live births in hospitals, 33.6 per cent being monitored exter...

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Published inAmerican journal of public health (1971) Vol. 69; no. 5; pp. 499 - 501
Main Authors Zdeb, M S, Logrillo, V M
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Am Public Health Assoc 01.05.1979
American Public Health Association
Subjects
Birth Certificates
Cesarean Section - statistics & numerical data
Delivery, Obstetric
Female
Fetal Monitoring - statistics & numerical data
Humans
Infant, Newborn
New York
Pregnancy
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Summary:In upstate New York, birth certificates of all babies born in hospitals include response to a question on procedures used in fetal monitoring. During the first six months of 1978, some form of monitoring was reported on 47 per cent of all live births in hospitals, 33.6 per cent being monitored externally. The primary cesarean section rate in monitored women was over twice that among those not monitored.
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ISSN:0090-0036
1541-0048
DOI:10.2105/AJPH.69.5.499