Impact of childbirth policy changes on obstetric workload over a 13-year period in a regional referral center in China – implications on service provision planning

Abstract Background We aimed to appraise the impact of the changing national childbirth policy since 2002, currently allowing two children per family, on obstetric workload in a regional referral center in China. Methods In a retrospective cohort study, temporal changes were examined in relation wit...

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Main Authors: Min Xie, Terence T Lao, Junnan Ma, Tianying Zhu, Dajin Liu, Shengnan Yu, Mingyu Du, Qian Sun, Runmei Ma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-09-01
Series:BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-021-04074-z