Abstract
We determined the distribution and sophistication of obstetric technologies in all 80 maternity hospitals in the state of Washington and examined the effect of rural or urban location, birth volume, and physician staffing on technological intensity. Although smaller and more rural hospitals refer most premature and low-birth weight infants to regional referral centers, sophisticated prenatal and intrapartum technologies are available in the majority of even the smallest and most remote rural units. Rural hospitals have slightly lower obstetrical intervention rates than do their urban counterparts, but the differences are not great.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 479-489 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| State | Published - 1994 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Medicine (miscellaneous)
- Health Informatics
- Nursing(all)
- Health Information Management
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Rosenblatt, R. A., Saunders, G. R., Tressler, C. J., Larson, E. H., Nesbitt, T. S., & Hart, L. G. (1994). The diffusion of obstetric technology into rural U.S. hospitals. International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care, 10(3), 479-489.