La atención al parto en España: Cifras para reflexionar sobre un problema
Year: 2015
Type: article
Abstract: Childbirth is the first reason for hospitalization in Spain. After giving birth, it is not easy to get out unscathed from the hospital, in the sense of not having gone through a surgery (cesarean), a cut in the vagina (episiotomy), or other invasive procedures.\nThe aim of this article is to question how scientific evidence is integrated in medical decisions about the delivery. For this, the article describes and analyzes the existing variability of perinatal care in Spain, which shows that the result of the delivery depends much more on factors such as the geography zone or whether the hospital is public or private, rather than the delivery process of women itself. It also analyzes the adequacy of interventions to the standards set by organizations such as the World Health Organization and the Ministry of Health.
Author: Adela Recio Alcaide
Language: Spanish
Subfield: Obstetrics and Gynecology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W1731397684