Bergsjø P, Daltveit A K
Kvinneklinikken, Haukeland Sykehus, Bergen.
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen. 1996 May 20;116(13):1591-4.
Between 1972 and 1993 the number of hospitals and maternity homes providing obstetric help in Norway fell from 158 to 67. Most of the decline is explained by the closing down of maternity homes and obstetrical units in small hospitals, partly due to a reduction in number of births and partly to a deliberate drive towards giving birth in larger units. 16 of the 19 counties of Norway contained four or fewer obstetric institutions in 1993. Nevertheless, most of the 60,000 births took place in institutions with between 500 and 2,999 births annually. Births at home accounted for 0.3%, and births during transport for 0.2% of the total in 1990 and 1993.
1972年至1993年间，挪威提供产科援助的医院和妇产医院数量从158家降至67家。这种下降主要是由于小型医院的妇产医院和产科病房关闭，部分原因是分娩数量减少，部分原因是有意推动在大型机构分娩。1993年，挪威19个郡中有16个郡的产科机构数量为4个或更少。然而，60000例分娩中的大多数发生在年分娩量在500至2999例之间的机构。1990年和1993年，在家分娩占总数的0.3%，途中分娩占总数的0.2%。
