-Short Communication-

Birth before Arrival at a Hospital in Eastern Tokyo, Japan

Yoshie Hiraizumi and Shunji Suzuki

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Japanese Red Cross Katsushika Maternity Hospital, Tokyo

Delivery before arrival at a hospital did not cause major perinatal complications; however, it may reflect a serious problem of perinatal medicine in eastern Tokyo, Japan.

J Nippon Med Sch 2011; 78: 334-335

Keywords
delivery before arrival in hospital, prenatal visit

Correspondence to
Shunji Suzuki, MD, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Japanese Red Cross Katsushika Maternity Hospital, 5-11-12 Tateishi, Katsushika-ku, Tokyo 124-0012, Japan
czg83542@mopera.ne.jp

Received, June 19, 2011
Accepted, July 12, 2011