TY - JOUR
T1 - Comment on ‘Decrease in perinatal mortality after closure of obstetric services in a community hospital in Amsterdam, the Netherlands: a retrospective cohort study’
AU - Seijmonsbergen-Schermers, Anna E.
AU - Verhoeven, Corine J.
AU - Goodarzi, Bahareh
AU - de Jonge, Ank
PY - 2025/9
Y1 - 2025/9
N2 - With great interest, we read the paper by Wesselius et al. (2023) published in EJOGRB. The study demonstrated a significant decrease in perinatal mortality following the closure of a secondary obstetric care unit in a community hospital in an urban district. Additionally, a higher incidence of asphyxia and postpartum hemorrhage was reported. We acknowledge the importance and relevance of this issue, particularly in light of the increasing centralization of care and the consequent increase in the number of births per hospital.
AB - With great interest, we read the paper by Wesselius et al. (2023) published in EJOGRB. The study demonstrated a significant decrease in perinatal mortality following the closure of a secondary obstetric care unit in a community hospital in an urban district. Additionally, a higher incidence of asphyxia and postpartum hemorrhage was reported. We acknowledge the importance and relevance of this issue, particularly in light of the increasing centralization of care and the consequent increase in the number of births per hospital.
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UR - https://go.openathens.net/redirector/westernsydney.edu.au?url=https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejogrb.2025.114587
U2 - 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2025.114587
DO - 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2025.114587
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:105011286764
SN - 0301-2115
VL - 313
JO - European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology
JF - European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology
M1 - 114587
ER -
