Objectives To determine the rate of complicated birth at term in women classified at low risk
according to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guideline for intrapartum …

Objective To identify factors at 15 and 20 weeks' gestation associated with a subsequent
uncomplicated pregnancy. Design Prospective international multicentre observational …

Objective To compare incidences of perinatal mortality and severe perinatal morbidity
between low risk term pregnancies supervised in primary care by a midwife and high risk …

Objectives To estimate the burden of miscarriage in the Norwegian population and to
evaluate the associations with maternal age and pregnancy history. Design Prospective …

Objective To explore conditions and outcomes of a first delivery at term that might predict
later preterm birth. Design Population based, prospective register based study. Setting …

Objective To determine whether the variation in unadjusted rates of caesarean section
derived from routine data in NHS trusts in England can be explained by maternal …

Objectives To analyse trends in preterm delivery and the factors contributing to preterm
delivery in Denmark. To construct a standard population at low risk (white European, 20-40 …

Methods and results The proportion of mothers at no indicated risk decreased from 46% of
all births in 1991 to 42% in 1998 but has since levelled off (table). However, the primary …

Background Post-term gestation beyond 41+ 6 completed weeks of gestation is known to be
associated with a sharp increase in the risk of stillbirth and perinatal mortality. However, the …

Objective To investigate temporal trends in multiple birth rates and associated stillbirth and
neonatal mortality by socioeconomic deprivation and maternal age in England. Design …