Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica
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Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand · Jan 2007
Infant mortality of very preterm infants by mode of delivery, institutional policies and maternal diagnosis.
The aim of this study was to analyse infant mortality among infants born extremely preterm in relation to mode of delivery, maternal diagnosis, and different institutional policies. ⋯ This study reports high CS rates for very preterm births at Swedish hospitals. In performing CS for very preterm infants, this study suggests a survival advantage for certain maternal conditions, but not for preterm labor with a vertex presentation without other obstetrical complications.
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Recently, the Danish National Register of Medicinal Product Statistics (NRM) was opened for research purposes, and therefore, on an individual basis, can merge with other national registers. The aim of this study was to analyse the use of hormones based on the individual data of the entire Danish female population, with the focus on a detailed evaluation of specific hormone regimens and factors associated with systemic hormone replacement therapy (HRT). ⋯ One in five women, aged 50-59 years, redeemed daily HRT. Use of HRT declined from 1995 to 2002, but more than halved after 2002. HRT is associated to redemption of other medications of significance for health.
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Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand · Jan 2007
Childbearing or induced abortion: the impact of education and ethnic background. Population study of Norwegian and Pakistani women in Oslo, Norway.
To study patterns of induced abortion versus childbirth related to education among Norwegian and Pakistani women. ⋯ Childbirth was substantially more common in Pakistani than in Norwegian women living in Oslo. In Norwegian women, low education was associated with lower frequency of child delivery but higher frequency of induced abortion. In Pakistani women, child delivery was not related to education, but induced abortion tended to be more frequent in those with a university education.