Fertility policy changes, maternal and foetal characteristics and birth timing patterns at a tertiary referral centre in Beijing: a ten-year retrospective study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study aimed to explore the impacts of the changing national fertility policy on maternal and fetal characteristics, and birth timing patterns and provide a basis for the management of the obstetric and midwifery workforce.

Design

Retrospective cohort study.

Setting

Data from medical register of a tertiary referral centre in Beijing, China.

Participants

We included 20 334 births with a gestational age more than 28 weeks during January 2013-September 2023.

Main outcomes

The main outcomes included birth numbers, maternal age, parity, birth modes, premature rates, neonatal birth weight, and birth timings.

Results

The birth rates showed a general rising trend before 2016. Afterwards, the birth rates kept decreasing and reached the bottom

SUBMITTER: Wang D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10860061 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature