Scottish data on intrapartum related deaths are in same direction as Welsh data

BMJ 1998;317:539 ( 22 August )

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Scottish data on intrapartum related deaths are in same direction as Welsh data

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EDITOR $---$ Stewart et al studied deaths related to intrapartum asphyxia in Wales and found that mortality was higher in babiesborn at night; during the holiday months of July and August; duringFebruary and August, when junior staff rotate to new posts; andtowards the end of the week (although the latter two measureswere not significant).¹ We have attempted to replicate theirstudy, using records relating to births in Scotland during thesame period (1993-5). Because of differences between Scottishand Welsh schools' academic terms, the peak holiday period inScotland is a few weeks earlier than that in Wales. We thereforehypothesised that the effect of annual leave would arise in Julyalone.

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Scotland does not use the confidential inquiry into stillbirths and deaths in infancy; instead, it uses a slightly differentsystem, the Scottish stillbirth and infant death inquiry. Thisderives detailed information concerning all stillbirths . . . [Full text of this article]

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