RECENT CHANGES IN DELIVERY SITE OF LOW-BIRTH-WEIGHT INFANTS IN WASHINGTON - IMPACT ON BIRTH WEIGHT-SPECIFIC MORTALITY
RECENT CHANGES IN DELIVERY SITE OF LOW-BIRTH-WEIGHT INFANTS IN WASHINGTON - IMPACT ON BIRTH WEIGHT-SPECIFIC MORTALITY
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DOI:
10.1016/0002-9378(95)90653-3
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发表时间:
1995-11-01
影响因子:
9.8
通讯作者:
CONNELL, FA
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作者:
POWELL, SL;HOLT, VL;CONNELL, FA
OBJECTIVES: Our purpose was to ascertain whether the proportion of low-birth-weight infants delivered in Washington at tertiary hospitals changed between 1980 and 1991 and whether mortality differed by level of birth hospital.STUDY DESIGN: A retrospective cohort study was performed of 500 to 2499 gm infants born to Washington residents between 1980 and 1991 (n = 43,228).RESULTS: Overall, the percentage of low-birth-weight infants born at tertiary centers rose from 1980 to 1982 through 1986 to 1988 and subsequently declined significantly. Among infants weighing