Maternal mortality: What can we learn from stories of postpartum haemorrhage?

Women and Birth

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 97-104

  Homer, Caroline ^a   Clements, Vanessa ^b   McDonnell, Nolan ^c   Peek, Michael ^d   Sullivan, Elizabeth ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b South Eastern Sydney and Illawarra Area Health Service   (Australia)

^c KING EDWARD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Maternal death; Maternal mortality; Maternity; Midwives; Obstetric haemorrhage; Obstetricians; Postpartum haemorrhage

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNAL MORBIDITY; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MIDWIFE; OBSTETRIC HEMORRHAGE; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIGNETTE;

EID: 68249085850     PISSN: 18715192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wombi.2009.02.002     Document Type: Note

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