Patterns of Births: Implications for the Incidence of Elective Induction

This paper, using data for the State of Wisconsin on number of births by day of the week, presents indirect evidence for the widespread incidence of the practice of elective induction. It is found that substantially fewer births occur on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays. Controls for birth order, ty...

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Published in:	Medical care Vol. 14; no. 8; pp. 685 - 693
Main Authors:	Rindfuss, Ronald R., Ladinsky, Judith L.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States J. B. Lippincott Co 01-08-1976 Lippincott-Raven Publishers
Subjects:	Birth Order Cesarean Section Female History of medicine History, 19th Century History, 20th Century Humans Labor, Induced - statistics & numerical data Oxytocics - history Periodicity Pregnancy Rural Population Urban Population Wisconsin
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Summary:	This paper, using data for the State of Wisconsin on number of births by day of the week, presents indirect evidence for the widespread incidence of the practice of elective induction. It is found that substantially fewer births occur on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays. Controls for birth order, type of delivery, and time trend reinforce the possibility that elective inductions are responsible for the patterns found. Implications of the patterns found are discussed.
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ISSN:	0025-7079 1537-1948
DOI:	10.1097/00005650-197608000-00005