Risk of Complicated Birth at Term in Nulliparous and Multiparous Women Using Routinely Collected Maternity Data in England: Cohort Study

( BMJ . 2020;371:1–10) Risk assessment during antenatal and intrapartum care allows health care providers to identify patients who might have complications during childbirth. In the UK, risk factors such as woman’s age, body mass index (BMI), and the presence of specific clinical and obstetric conditions are used to identify in which location a woman should deliver. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidelines state...