The European perinatal health report: Delivering comparable data for examining differences in maternal and infant health
Received 19 June 2009 published online 17 August 2009.
Abstract
In December 2008, the first-ever European Perinatal Health Report was released by EURO-PERISTAT. Part of the EU Health Programme for health surveillance and reporting, this landmark report presents indicators of perinatal health and care derived from routine statistical data in 25 EU Member States and Norway. It also includes chapters from three other European projects with perinatal data: SCPE on cerebral palsy, EUROCAT on congenital anomalies and EURONEOSTAT on very preterm babies admitted to intensive care.
aINSERM, UMR S953, IFR 69, Epidemiological Research Unit on Perinatal Health and Women's and Children's Health, UPMC Univ Paris 6, Paris, France
bTNO Quality of Life, Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research, Department Prevention and Care, Leiden, The Netherlands
Corresponding author at: Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale (INSERM) u-953, Hôpital St Vincent de Paul, 82 avenue Denfert Rochereau, 75014 Paris, France. Fax: +33 1 43 26 89 79.
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