Where does distance matter? Distance to the closest maternity unit and risk of foetal and neonatal mortality in France
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2 janvier 2014
- handle: 10670/1.3kg9lt
- halshs: halshs-01010272
- doi: 10.1093/eurpub/ckt207
- PUBMEDCENTRAL: PMC4245008
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Hugo Pilkington et al., « Where does distance matter? Distance to the closest maternity unit and risk of foetal and neonatal mortality in France », HAL-SHS : géographie, ID : 10.1093/eurpub/ckt207
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Background: The number of maternity units has declined in France, raising concerns about the possible impact of increasing travel distances on perinatal health outcomes. We investigated impact of distance to closest maternity unit on perinatal mortality. Methods: Data from the French National Vital Statistics Registry were used to construct foetal and neonatal mortality rates over 2001-08 by distance from mother's municipality of residence and the closest municipality with a maternity unit. Data from French neonatal mortality certificates were used to compute neonatal death rates after out-of-hospital birth. Relative risks by distance were estimated, adjusting for individual and municipal-level characteristics. Results: Seven percent of births occurred to women residing at ≥30 km from a maternity unit and 1% at ≥45 km. Foetal and neonatal mortality rates were highest for women living at