An enhanced method for identifying obstetric deliveries: Implications for estimating maternal morbidity

Maternal and Child Health Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 469-477

  Kuklina, Elena V ^a,b   Whiteman, Maura K ^c   Hillis, Susan D ^c   Jamieson, Denise J ^c   Meikle, Susan F ^d   Posner, Samuel F ^c   Marchbanks, Polly A ^c  

^a Quantell Inc   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

^d EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

Health care surveys; International classification of diseases; Obstetric deliveries; Obstetric labor complications

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; FEMALE; FORCEPS DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; LABOR COMPLICATION; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LUNG EDEMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL DIABETES MELLITUS; MATERNAL MORBIDITY; MEDICAL RECORD; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PREDICTION; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERAL INFECTION; SCHOOL CHILD; SEPSIS; SHOCK; UNITED STATES;

DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 48649091841     PISSN: 10927875     EISSN: 15736628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-007-0256-6     Document Type: Article

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