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After the recent discussions about time of birth though some might be
interested in this.
Karleen Gribble
Night-born babies 'have higher death risk' Source: AP|Published: Friday
July 28, 1:41 PM Babies born at night are almost twice as likely to die as
those delivered in the daytime, a new study showed today. Researchers
assessed the effect of night and day on infant death rates following more
than 380,000 births in Hesse, Germany, between 1990 and 1998. They
identified a total of 57 deaths occurring during labour or within the first
seven days of life, reflecting a low overall risk. But babies born between
9pm and 6.59am - defined as 'night-time births' - had double the risk of
early death as babies born at other times. A clear link between time of
birth and death related to asphyxia was also seen, the team reported in the
British Medical Journal. The researchers, led by Professor Gunther Heller,
from Philipps-University of Marburg, Germany, suggested several
explanations for the results. They included staff's increased physical and
mental fatigue during the night, or over-reliance on less experienced staff
during night shifts. Such situations were not specific to the NHS or the
British population, said the authors. They added: 'Better-designed shifts,
resulting in shorter working hours, or decreased workload with greater
supervision byexperienced staff at night, should be considered to reduce
early neonatal mortality during the night.'
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