Reviewing maternal deaths to make pregnancy safer

Best Practice and Research: Clinical Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 447-463

  Lewis, Gwyneth ^a  

^a Department of Health ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

confidential enquires into maternal deaths; maternal death audit; maternal death review; maternal mortality

Indexed keywords

AUTOPSY; CONFIDENTIALITY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEATH CERTIFICATE; DISABILITY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MATERNAL WELFARE; MEDICAL AUDIT; NEWBORN CARE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PHILOSOPHY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SOCIAL ASPECT; UNITED KINGDOM; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

AUTOPSY; CONFIDENTIALITY; DATA COLLECTION; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MATERNAL WELFARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PRENATAL CARE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 43049178082     PISSN: 15216934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2007.10.007     Document Type: Review

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