Maternal death in the 21st century: causes, prevention, and relationship to cesarean delivery

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 199, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 36.e1-36.e5

  Clark, Steven L ^a   Belfort, Michael A ^a   Dildy, Gary A ^a   Herbst, Melissa A ^a   Meyers, Janet A ^a   Hankins, Gary D ^b  

^a HOSPITAL CORPORATION OF AMERICA   (United States)

^b University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

cesarean delivery; maternal death; quality of care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMNION FLUID EMBOLISM; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL RECORD; OBSTETRIC HEMORRHAGE; PLACENTA ACCRETA; PREECLAMPSIA; PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED STATES; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

EID: 45649084511     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2008.03.007     Document Type: Article

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