National perinatal audit, a feasible initiative for the Netherlands!? A validation study

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 89, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1168-1173

  Van Diem, Mariet ^a   De Reu, Paul ^b   Eskes, Martine ^c   Brouwers, Hens ^d   Holleboom, Cas ^e   Slagter Roukema, Tineke ^f   Merkus, Hans ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b Midden Brabant Midwifery Care Center   (Netherlands)

^c National Bureau for Perinatal Audit   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^e MEDICAL CENTER HAAGLANDEN   (Netherlands)

^f General Practitioners Practice Oldenziel Slagter ^*  (Netherlands)

^g RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Other; Perinatal audit; Perinatal mortality; Quality of care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CONSENSUS; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFECTION; MEDICAL AUDIT; NETHERLANDS; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PERINATAL PERIOD; PLACENTA; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VALIDATION STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; NEWBORN; PERINATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; STANDARDS;

CAUSE OF DEATH; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MEDICAL AUDIT; NETHERLANDS; PERINATAL CARE; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 77956306111     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: 16000412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00016349.2010.500468     Document Type: Article

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