Out-of-maternity deliveries in France: A nationwide population-based study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

In France, many maternity hospitals have been closed as a result of hospital restructuring in an effort to reduce costs through economies of scale. These closures have naturally increased the distance between home and the closest maternity ward for women throughout the country. However, studies have shown a positive correlation between this increase in distance and the incidence of unplanned out-of-maternity deliveries (OMD). This study was conducted to estimate the frequency of OMD in France, to identify the main risk factors and to assess their impact on maternal mortality and neonatal morbidity and mortality.

Materials and methods

We conducted a population-based observational retrospective study using data from 2012 to 2014 obtained from the French hospital d

SUBMITTER: Combier E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7039464 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature