How often will midwives and obstetricians experience obstetric emergencies or high-risk deliveries: a national cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To estimate how often midwives, specialty trainees and doctors specialised in obstetrics and gynaecology are attending to specific obstetric emergencies or high-risk deliveries (obstetric events).

Design

A national cross-sectional study.

Setting

All hospital labour wards in Denmark.

Participants

Midwives (n=1303), specialty trainees (n=179) and doctors specialised in obstetrics and gynaecology (n=343) working in hospital labour wards (n=21) in Denmark in 2018.

Methods

Categories of obstetric events comprised of Apgar score <7/5 min, eclampsia, emergency caesarean sections, severe postpartum haemorrhage, shoulder dystocia, umbilical cord prolapse, vaginal breech deliveries, vaginal twin deliveries and vacuum extraction. Data on number of healthc

SUBMITTER: Hogh S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8587359 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature