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17804393

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-9-6
pubmed:abstractText
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Quality Indicator tools were used to identify risk factors for maternal birth-related trauma rates in the 2003 Nationwide Inpatient Sample and the 2002-2004 Iowa State Inpatient Database. Risk-adjusted analyses of these datasets isolated salient risk factors for maternal trauma. The rates of Iowa's risk factors for the most serious types of trauma--third/fourth-degree lacerations--were compared with national rates. The comparisons suggest that episiotomy, artificial rupture of membranes, obstructed labor, and late pregnancies are the most salient risk factors for third/fourth-degree lacerations within Iowa. Thus, this research suggested that a combination of maternal, baby, and episiotomy factors contributed to the high prevalence of third/fourth-degree lacerations in vaginal deliveries in Iowa. Finally, our risk-adjustment methodology could be used in a similar manner to analyze other discharge datasets for opportunities to improve maternal outcomes.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1062-8606
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
22
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
334-43
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-12-3
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Factors contributing to maternal birth-related trauma.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Health Management and Policy, University of Iowa, Iowa City 52242, USA. lance-l-roberts@uiowa.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't