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The present study has three main objectives: (a) to establish the hourly pattern of births in a modern medicalized population, (b) to explore the association between the hour of birth and maternal and fetal variables and mode of delivery, and (c) to evaluate the risk for medical intervention at different hours of the day.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods:<\/jats:title><jats:p>The hourly distribution of 25,779 deliveries at the \u201cLa Paz\u201d Madrid University Maternity Hospital (Spain) has been analyzed. 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