Maternal near miss – towards a standard tool for monitoring quality of maternal health care

Maternal mortality is still among the worst performing health indicators in resource-poor settings. For deaths occurring in health facilities, it is crucial to understand the processes of obstetric care in order to address any identified weakness or failure within the system and take corrective acti...

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Published in:	Best practice & research. Clinical obstetrics & gynaecology Vol. 23; no. 3; pp. 287 - 296
Main Authors:	Say, Lale, Souza, João Paulo, Pattinson, Robert C.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Netherlands Elsevier Ltd 01.06.2009
Subjects:	Emergency Medical Services Female Humans maternal health epidemiology Maternal Health Services - methods Maternal Health Services - standards maternal mortality Maternal Mortality - trends maternal near miss Medical Audit - methods mothers Obstetric Labor Complications - diagnosis Obstetric Labor Complications - mortality Obstetrics and Gynecology patient safety Pregnancy pregnancy complications Quality of Health Care - standards severe acute maternal morbidity Socioeconomic Factors Survivors maternal health epidemiology patient safety severe acute maternal morbidity mothers maternal near miss pregnancy complications maternal mortality
ISSN:	1521-6934, 1532-1932, 1532-1932
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