Monitoring the quality of maternity care: How well are labour and delivery events reported in population health data?

Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 144-152

  Roberts, Christine L ^a,b   Bell, Jane C ^b   Ford, Jane B ^b   Morris, Jonathan M ^a,b  

^a ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Health data sets; Hospital discharge data; Monitoring care; Obstetric care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; DATA COLLECTION; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HOSPITAL RECORDS; HUMANS; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; NEW SOUTH WALES; PREGNANCY; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58649108562     PISSN: 02695022     EISSN: 13653016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3016.2008.00980.x     Document Type: Article

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