Health of neonates born in the maternity hospital in Bern, Switzerland, 1880-1900 and 1914-1922.

ABSTRACT: The identification of factors impeding normal fetal development and growth is crucial for improving neonatal health. Historical studies are relevant because they show which parameters have influenced neonatal health in the past in order to better understand the present. We studied temporal changes of neonatal health outcomes (birth weight, gestational age, stillbirth rate) and the influence of different cofactors in two time periods. Moreover, we investigated particularly neonatal health in the wake of the 1918/19 influenza pandemic. Data were transcribed from the Bern Maternity Hospital and consists of two time periods: A) The years 1880, 1885, 1890, 1895 and 1900 (N = 1530, births' coverage 20%); B) The years 1914-1922 (N = 6924, births' coverage 40-50%). Linear regression models were us

SUBMITTER: Salvisberg V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10431681 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature