Ruth M Pickering

Datos Biográficos

ID1592269
NOMBRERuth M Pickering
NOMBRESRuth M
APELLIDOPickering
FIRMAPICKERING R M
AFILIACIONESUniversity of Glasgow
VERIFICADONo
TOTAL DE OBRAS5
TOTAL DE CITAS11
TOTAL COMO AUTOR5
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN1982
AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN1988
ÍNDICE H2

  • Development of a Neonatal Case-mix Classification

    John F Forbes, John Forbes et al.ARTICLEMedical Care1988

    This article introduces a neonatal classification based on latent class analysis. The neonatal classification generates five distinct classes ranging from the normal-birth-weight, full-term, healthy baby to the low-birth-weight preterm infant with many life-threatening problems. Unlike several suggested neonatal classifications, latent class analysis accommodates the range and severity of illness typically encountered in neonatal populations. It …

  • Relative risks of low birthweight in Scotland 1980-2

    Ruth M PickeringARTICLEJournal of Epidemiology and…1987Citada por: 6Referencias: 2

    Routinely collected data for 187,000 Scottish singleton livebirths in 1980-2 were used to relate the risk of birthweight below 2500 g, 2000 g, 1500 g, and 1000 g to sex of infant and nine maternal factors. Maternal height was a major predictor of birthweight below 2500g but was less important in predicting birthweight in the lower intervals. A history of prenatal death and spontaneous abortion was important for all four intervals and was associat…

  • Pre-term Foetal Life Times in Scotland

    Ruth M Pickering, Ruth Pickering et al.ARTICLEPopulation Studies1986Citada por: 2

    A proportional hazards model was used to evaluate the association between ten categorical covariates and the risk of pre-term delivery for women having their first child and women in subsequent pregnancies. An adaptation of the model for use with grouped survival times made it possible to model foetal life times between 28 and 36 completed weeks of gestation for 67,000 Scottish singleton births in 1981. The use of the model was justified by testi…

  • Influence of maternal age, parity and social class on perinatal mortality in Scotland

    Open AccessJ F Forbes, John Forbes et al.ARTICLEJournal of Biosocial Science1985

    This paper examines secular changes in the influence of maternal age, parity and social class on perinatal mortality in Scotland. Despite changes in reproductive behaviour, improved access to maternity services and more effective perinatal care, the influence of maternal age and social class on perinatal mortality remained unchanged between 1960 and 1982. Although there were no significant changes in the traditional J-shaped association between p…

  • Perinatal mortality in Scotland

    J F Forbes, John Forbes et al.ARTICLEJournal of Epidemiology and…1982Citada por: 3Referencias: 1

    An examination of the recent decline in perinatal mortality in Scotland during the 1970s showed that despite substantial changes in fertility and the demographic pattern of births, differences in the age, parity, and social class composition of the obstetric population in this decade accounted for just 7% of the overall improvement in perinatal mortality between 1970 and 1979. The general pattern of relative risks associated with maternal age, pa…