Perinatal and maternal mortality in a religious group avoiding obstetric care
American Journal of Obstetrics and GynecologyPublished 1 December 1984
Andrew M. Kaunitz, Craig Spence, T.S. Danielson, Roger Rochat, David A. Grimes
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Findings suggest that, even in the United States, women who avoid obstetric care have a greatly increased risk of perinatal and maternal death.
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We investigated perinatal and maternal deaths occurring among women who were members of a religious group in Indiana; these women received no prenatal care and gave birth at home without trained attendants. Members of the religious group had a perinatal mortality rate three times higher and a maternal mortality rate about 100 times higher than the statewide rates. These findings suggest that, even in the United States, women who avoid obstetric care have a greatly increased risk of perinatal and maternal death.
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