Impact of Discontinued Obstetrical Services in Rural Missouri: 1990-2002

Autor/inn/en	Sontheimer, Dan; Halverson, Larry W.; Bell, Laird; Ellis, Mark; Bunting, Pamela Wilbanks
Titel	Impact of Discontinued Obstetrical Services in Rural Missouri: 1990-2002
Quelle	In: Journal of Rural Health, 24 (2008) 1, S.96-98 (3 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0890-765X
DOI	10.1111/j.1748-0361.2008.00115.x
Schlagwörter	Body Weight; Hospitals; Pregnancy; Social Indicators; Rural Areas; Medical Services; Birth; Telephone Surveys; Access to Health Care; Missouri + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Körpergewicht; Krankengymnast; Krankenhaus; Schwangerschaft; Social indicator; Sozialer Indikator; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; Arzt; Geburt; Telephone interview; Telefoninterview
Abstract	Purpose: This study examines the potential relationship between loss of local obstetrical services and pregnancy outcomes. Methods: Missouri Hospital Association and Missouri Department of Health birth certificate records were used as sources of information. All member hospitals of the Missouri Hospital Association that were located in cities of 10,000 or less were identified and surveyed by telephone. Results: Frequency of low birth weight babies originating from service areas where hospitals closed services was statistically increased in the first year after service closures. This effect was transient. Conclusions: Transient increases in the rate of lower birth weights may reveal difficulties in service access after closure. These outcomes merit further investigation into the consequences of disruptions in access to maternity care in rural communities. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10