Seven-out-of-10 babies are born before 9am or after 5pm from Monday to Friday or on a Saturday and Sunday but the study of births over a 20-year period found a 45% increased risk of mortality caused by lack of oxygen during birth for those infants.
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Babies born outside working week are more likely to die
Babies born at night or over the weekend are more likely to die in the first four weeks of their life than those who arrive during office hours, according to a new study of more than one million births in Scotland.
