Effect of centralization on geographic accessibility of maternity hospitals in Finland

• Main Authors: Tiina Huotari (Author), Jarmo Rusanen (Author), Timo Keistinen (Author), Tero Lähderanta (Author), Leena Ruha (Author), Mikko J. Sillanpää (Author), Harri Antikainen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background In the past two decades, the number of maternity hospitals in Finland has been reduced from 42 to 22. Notwithstanding the benefits of centralization for larger units in terms of increased safety, the closures will inevitably impair geographical accessibility of services. Methods...