Birth before arrival at a hospital in eastern Tokyo, Japan

Yoshie Hiraizumi; Shunji Suzuki

doi:10.1272/jnms.78.334

Birth before arrival at a hospital in eastern Tokyo, Japan

J Nippon Med Sch. 2011;78(5):334-5. doi: 10.1272/jnms.78.334.

Authors

Yoshie Hiraizumi¹, Shunji Suzuki

Affiliation

¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Japanese Red Cross Katsushika Maternity Hospital, Tokyo, Japan. czg83542@mopera.ne.jp

PMID: 22041882
DOI: 10.1272/jnms.78.334

Abstract

Delivery before arrival at a hospital did not cause major perinatal complications; however, it may reflect a serious problem of perinatal medicine in eastern Tokyo, Japan.

MeSH terms

Delivery, Obstetric / statistics & numerical data*
Female
Hospitals / statistics & numerical data*
Humans
Infections / epidemiology
Infections / etiology
Obstetric Labor Complications / epidemiology*
Obstetric Labor Complications / etiology
Perinatal Mortality*
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Outcome / epidemiology*
Prenatal Injuries / epidemiology
Prenatal Injuries / etiology
Risk
Risk Factors
Tokyo / epidemiology
Uterine Hemorrhage / epidemiology
Uterine Hemorrhage / etiology