Background Maternal characteristics, such as parity and age, are increasingly considered indications for routine induction of labor of otherwise healthy women to prevent fetal and neonatal mortality. To fully balance the risks and benefits of induction of labor, we examined the association of additional relevant maternal characteristics and gestational age with fetal and neonatal mortality. Methods We conducted a nationwide retrospective cohort study among a healthy Dutch population consisting of all singleton pregnancies in midwife‐led care after 37 weeks of gestation in the period 2000‐2018. We examined the association of maternal ethnicity, age, parity, and socioeconomic status with fetal and neonatal mortality, stratified by gestational age. The association of single characteristics was examined using descriptive statistics, and univariable and multivariable logistics regression analyses. The associations of multiple characteristics were examined using inter‐categorical analyses and using interaction terms in the multivariable logistic regression analyses. Results The results showed that ethnicity, age, parity, socioeconomic status, and gestational age did not act as single determinant of fetal and neonatal mortality. The probability of fetal and neonatal mortality differed among subgroups of women depending on which determinants were considered and the number of determinants included. Conclusions Decision‐making about induction of labor to prevent fetal and neonatal mortality based on a single determinant may lead to overuse or underuse of IOL. A value‐based health care strategy, addressing social inequity, and investing in better screening and diagnostic methods that employ an individualized and multi‐determinant approach may be more effective at preventing fetal and neonatal mortality.
Class action approvals: The Quebec Superior Court has approved a $50 million suit against Pfizer Inc. related to its contraceptive Depo-Provera, which allegedly causes a decrease in bone density in women. Meanwhile, the Saskatchewan Court of Queen's Bench has expanded a suit against Merck Frosst Canada Ltd. to allow non-residents of the province (except Quebecers) to join their action against the drug rofecoxib (Vioxx). In November 2007, Merck & Co. agreed to a US$4.85 billion settlements for rofecoxib plaintiffs in the United States.
Die Kunstkammer der Herzöge von Württemberg gehört mit fast 4.000 erhaltenen Objekten zu den bedeutendsten historischen Kunstkammern Europas und zeichnet sich durch eine besonders dichte archivalische und materielle Überlieferung aus. Erstmals wird die Kunstkammer in der Regierungszeit Herzog Friedrichs I. (reg. 1593 -1608) erwähnt 1 . In ihren Anfängen spiegelt die Kunstkammer eine universalistische Sammlungsidee, die um 1600 zahlreiche Fürsten aufgriffen und in umfangreichen Kollektionen an ihren Höfen verwirklichten. Mehrfache Kriegsbedrohungen, sich wandelnde Sammlungsinteressen der Herzöge und geistesgeschichtliche Strömungen ebenso wie sich verändernde staatliche Strukturen nahmen in der Folge Einfluss auf die Sammlung. Dennoch bestand die herzogliche Kunstkammer über einen Zeitraum von mehr als 200 Jahren, von ihren Anfängen vor 1600 bis zur Übertragung in die staatliche württembergische Verwaltung im Jahr 1817, und lebt in ihren Nachfolgeinstitutionen bis heute fort.So zählen die Objekte der ehemaligen herzoglichen Kunstkammer zu den wichtigsten Kernbeständen des Landesmuseums Württemberg. Die Kunstkammer ist gleichsam das Herzstück des Hauses und wird in der 2016 neu eröffneten Schausammlung "Wahre Schätze" im 1. Obergeschoss des Alten Schlosses in Stuttgart umfänglich präsentiert 2 (Abb. 1). Einstige Kunstkammer-Bestände sind darüber hinaus auf verschiedene weitere Institutionen verteilt: völkerkundliche Objekte gelangten ins Linden-Museum, und Mineralien, Fossilien und Herbarien werden im Staatlichen Museum für Naturkunde in Stuttgart bewahrt. Weitere Pretiosen
Medical tourism: With US health insurance providers and employers now urging people to seek cheaper medical care abroad, the American Medical Association has adopted guidelines for medical tourism. At their core lie the propositions that care should be voluntary and sought solely from internationally accredited providers (www .ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/18678 .html). An estimated 150 000 Americans sought care overseas in 2006, with nearly half of procedures categorized as medically necessary.
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