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Minding the Shop: The Case of Obstetrics Conferences

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dc.contributor.authorGans, Joshua
dc.contributor.authorLeigh, Andrew
dc.contributor.authorVarganova, Elena
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-08T22:09:33Z
dc.date.issued2007
dc.date.updated2015-12-08T07:25:54Z
dc.description.abstractWe estimate the impact of annual obstetricians and gynecologists' conferences on births in Australia and the United States. In both countries, the number of births drops by 2-4 percent during the days on which these conferences are held. Since it is unlikely that parents take these conferences into account when conceiving their child, this suggests that medical professions are timing births to suit their conference schedule. We argue that for this reason professional obstetrics societies should reconsider the timing of their annual conferences to accommodate the lowest natural birth rate in the year.en_AU
dc.identifier.issn0277-9536
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/29087en_AU
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.sourceSocial Science and Medicine
dc.subjectKeywords: birth rate; child; conference proceeding; contraceptive use; pregnancy; article; birth rate; cesarean section; geographic distribution; human; medical decision making; medical profession; obstetric care; pregnancy; regression analysis; Appointments and Sc Australia; Conference scheduling; Medical care; Obstetrics; Timing of births; USA
dc.titleMinding the Shop: The Case of Obstetrics Conferences
dc.typeJournal article
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage1465
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage1458
local.contributor.affiliationGans, Joshua, University of Melbourne
local.contributor.affiliationLeigh, Andrew, College of Business and Economics, ANU
local.contributor.affiliationVarganova, Elena, College of Business and Economics, ANU
local.contributor.authoruidLeigh, Andrew, u4170357
local.contributor.authoruidVarganova, Elena, u4337123
local.description.embargo2037-12-31
local.description.notesImported from ARIES
local.identifier.absfor140208 - Health Economics
local.identifier.ariespublicationu8410019xPUB62
local.identifier.citationvolume65
local.identifier.doi10.1016/j.socscimed.2007.05.034
local.identifier.scopusID2-s2.0-34548172268
local.type.statusPublished Version

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