Birth “Out-of-Hours”: An Evaluation of Obstetric Practice and Outcome According to the Presence of Senior Obstetricians on the Labour Ward

Hannah E. Knight; Jan H. van der Meulen; Ipek Gurol-Urganci; Gordon C. Smith; Amit Kiran; Steve Thornton; David Richmond; Alan Cameron; David A. Cromwell

doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1002000

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Birth “Out-of-Hours”: An Evaluation of Obstetric Practice and Outcome According to the Presence of Senior Obstetricians on the Labour Ward

Hannah E. Knight ,

* E-mail: hknight@rcog.org.uk

Affiliations Department of Health Services Research and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom, Lindsay Stewart Centre for Audit and Clinical Informatics, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, London, United Kingdom
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Jan H. van der Meulen,

Affiliation Department of Health Services Research and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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Ipek Gurol-Urganci,

Affiliation Department of Health Services Research and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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Gordon C. Smith,

Affiliation Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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Amit Kiran,

Affiliation Department of Health Services Research and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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Steve Thornton,

Affiliation Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Exeter Medical School, Exeter, United Kingdom
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David Richmond,

Affiliation Lindsay Stewart Centre for Audit and Clinical Informatics, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, London, United Kingdom
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Alan Cameron,

Affiliation Lindsay Stewart Centre for Audit and Clinical Informatics, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, London, United Kingdom
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David A. Cromwell

Affiliation Department of Health Services Research and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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Birth “Out-of-Hours”: An Evaluation of Obstetric Practice and Outcome According to the Presence of Senior Obstetricians on the Labour Ward

Hannah E. Knight,
Jan H. van der Meulen,
Ipek Gurol-Urganci,
Gordon C. Smith,
Amit Kiran,
Steve Thornton,
David Richmond,
Alan Cameron,
David A. Cromwell

Published: April 19, 2016
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002000

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