Perinatal complications and cesarean delivery among foreign-born and Australian-born women in Western Australia, 1998-2006

Perinatal complications and cesarean delivery among foreign-born and Australian-born women in Western Australia, 1998-2006

Objective: To determine whether common perinatal complications could explain variation in risk of cesarean among foreign-born and Australian-born women in Western Australia (WA). Methods: Complication prevalence was calculated using the linked records of 208 982 confinements to non-indigenous women...

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Main Authors: von Katterfeld, B., Li, Jianghong, McNamara, Beverley, Langridge, A.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Elsevier Ireland Ltd 2012
Subjects:
Immigration
Perinatal complications
Elective cesarean
Emergency cesarean
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/10912

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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/10912

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