[Delivery outside the hospital. An 11-year analysis of births at a regional hospital].

Between January 1st, 1970 and December 31st, 1980 17,731 women of the area of the gynaecological hospital of Brandenburg/Havel have been delivered, of it 146 (0.8 per cent) out of clinic. The portion of multi- and pluriparae was nearly 80 per cent. It was looked for risk factors by social and gynaecological history. It seems to be, that the acceleration of parturition combined with a longer time of transport of the hospital is the most important cause for birth out of the clinic. The perinatal mortality is affected with the higher rate of premature deliveries combined with hypothermy of newborn. The rate of deliveries out of clinic can be reduced by induction of labour at term.