Babies born at night and in summer have a greater risk of intrapartum death

Babies born at night and in summer have a greater risk of intrapartum death

Death due to intrapartum asphyxia is a measure of quality of care around the time of labour and delivery. Stewart et al (p 657)found twice as many deaths due to intrapartum asphyxia among babiesborn at night and in July and August.They conclude that theremay be an overreliance on inexperienced staff at these times andthat greater supervision by senior staff is required.

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Numbers of deaths related to intrapartum asphyxia and timing of birth in all Wales perinatal survey, 1993-5: Jane H Stewart, Joan Andrews, and Patrick H T Cartlidge
BMJ 1998 316: 657-660. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]