Association between travel time to delivery unit and unplanned out-of-hospital birth, infant morbidity and mortality: A population-based cohort study.

Anne K Örtqvist Jan Haas Mia Ahlberg Mikael Norman Olof Stephansson

Published in: Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica (2021)

Although the majority of unplanned out-of-hospital births occurred in the group of women with a travel time of 0-30 minutes, increasing travel time to a delivery unit is associated with unplanned out-of-hospital birth, which may increase the risk of mortality.

Keyphrases

healthcare
gestational age
acute care
adverse drug
emergency department
pregnant women
infectious diseases