Women and Birth
Volume 20, Issue 2 , Pages 41-48 , June 2007

Birth outcomes associated with interventions in labour amongst low risk women: A population-based study

  • Sally K. Tracy

      Affiliations

    • Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, National Perinatal Statistics Unit, School of Women's and Children's Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2031, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +61 420277106; fax: +61 2 93821025.
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  • Elizabeth Sullivan

      Affiliations

    • Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, National Perinatal Statistics Unit, School of Women's and Children's Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2031, Australia
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  • Yueping Alex Wang

      Affiliations

    • Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, National Perinatal Statistics Unit, School of Women's and Children's Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2031, Australia
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  • Deborah Black

      Affiliations

    • School of Public health, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Australia
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  • Mark Tracy

      Affiliations

    • Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Nepean Hospital, Sydney Western Area Health Service, Sydney, Australia
    • Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia

Received 15 December 2006 ,Revised 21 March 2007 ,Accepted 22 March 2007.

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    Rate of unassisted vaginal birth in association with instrumental and caesarean births amongst ‘low risk’ first time mothers, Australia, 2000–2002.

    Rate of unassisted vaginal birth in association with instrumental and caesarean births amongst ‘low risk’ first time mothers, Australia, 2000–2002.

  • Image Result

    The association between interventions in labour with birth outcome amongst low risk women, Australia, 2000–2002.

    The association between interventions in labour with birth outcome amongst low risk women, Australia, 2000–2002.

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    Rate of unassisted vaginal birth in association with instrumental and caesarean births amongst ‘low risk’ multiparous women, Australia, 2000–2002.

    Rate of unassisted vaginal birth in association with instrumental and caesarean births amongst ‘low risk’ multiparous women, Australia, 2000–2002.

PII: S1871-5192(07)00025-X

doi: 10.1016/j.wombi.2007.03.005

Women and Birth
Volume 20, Issue 2 , Pages 41-48 , June 2007