Is There Evidence of Poorer Birth Outcomes for Mothers and Babies When the Most Senior Obstetrician Is Not On Site?

Jenny E Myers; Edward Johnstone

doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1002001

Is There Evidence of Poorer Birth Outcomes for Mothers and Babies When the Most Senior Obstetrician Is Not On Site?

Jenny E Myers, Edward Johnstone

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Abstract

In this Perspective on the study by Hannah Knight and colleagues, Jenny Myers and Edward Johnstone consider the implications of negative findings in a variable setting in which adverse events are rare.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	e1002001
Journal	PL o S Medicine
Volume	13
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002001
Publication status	Published - Apr 2016

Keywords

After-Hours Care
Clinical Competence
Consultants
Delivery of Health Care
Delivery, Obstetric
Female
Humans
Labor, Obstetric
Personnel Staffing and Scheduling
Pregnancy
Process Assessment (Health Care)
Comment
Journal Article

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