European indicators of health care during pregnancy, delivery and the postpartum period

Objectives: To describe variation across Europe in PERISTAT indicators of health care in the perinatal period, and to assess the comparability of these indicators. Study design: The PERISTAT feasibility study provides the source for this descriptive study, covering 15 European countries. Comparative...

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Published in:European journal of obstetrics & gynecology and reproductive biology 2003-11, Vol.111, p.S53-S65
Main Authors: Wildman, Katherine, Blondel, Béatrice, Nijhuis, Jan, Defoort, Paul, Bakoula, Chryssa
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Antenatal
Breastfeeding
Delivery of Health Care
Delivery, Obstetric
Episiotomy
Europe
Female
Health indicators
Health services
Health Status Indicators
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Infant, Premature
Intensive Care, Neonatal
Labor, Obstetric
Mode of delivery
Onset of labour
Perinatal
Perinatal Care
Postpartum Period
Pregnancy
Prenatal Care
Sub-fertility
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Summary:Objectives: To describe variation across Europe in PERISTAT indicators of health care in the perinatal period, and to assess the comparability of these indicators. Study design: The PERISTAT feasibility study provides the source for this descriptive study, covering 15 European countries. Comparative analysis includes descriptions of births following management of sub-fertility, timing of first antenatal visit, onset of labour, mode of delivery, place of birth, preterm births in units without NICU, and breast-feeding uptake. Results: There is broad variation in the availability to provide data on perinatal indicators, and in perinatal health care across the European Union. Conclusions: This paper describes the challenge of identifying indicators that are meaningful and robust for the full distribution of health care systems represented in the European Union. Further work is needed to ensure that the implementation of each indicator is comparable across member states.
ISSN:0301-2115
1872-7654
DOI:10.1016/j.ejogrb.2003.09.006