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A M Kaunitz, C Spence, T S Danielson, R W Rochat, D A Grimes.
Abstract
We investigated perinatal and maternal deaths occurring among women who were members of a religious group in Indiana; these women received no prenatal care and gave birth at home without trained attendants. Members of the religious group had a perinatal mortality rate three times higher and a maternal mortality rate about 100 times higher than the statewide rates. These findings suggest that, even in the United States, women who avoid obstetric care have a greatly increased risk of perinatal and maternal death.Entities:
Keywords: Age Factors; Americas; Causes Of Death; Christianity; Cohort Analysis; Delivery Of Health Care; Delivery--complications; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Fetal Death; Health; Health Services; Indiana; Infant Mortality; Maternal Age; Maternal Age, 35 And Over; Maternal Health Services; Maternal Mortality--religious aspects; Maternal-child Health Services; Mortality; Neonatal Mortality; North America; Northern America; Parental Age; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Pregnancy; Pregnancy Outcomes; Prenatal Care; Primary Health Care; Religion; Reproduction; Research Methodology; Self Care; Treatment; United States
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Year: 1984 PMID： 6507508 DOI： 10.1016/0002-9378(84)90457-5
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Am J Obstet Gynecol ISSN： 0002-9378 Impact factor: 8.661