Maternal mortality, near misses, and severe morbidity: Lowering rates through designated levels of maternity care

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 120, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 929-934

  Hankins, Gary D V ^a   Clark, Steven L ^a   Pacheco, Luis D ^a   O'Keeffe, Dan ^a   D'Alton, Mary ^a   Saade, George R ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CORPORATION OF AMERICA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CESAREAN SECTION; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; EMERGENCY CARE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LIVE BIRTH; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNAL DISEASE; MATERNAL MORTALITY; NEWBORN CARE; OBESITY; OBSTETRIC HEMORRHAGE; PREECLAMPSIA; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TELEMEDICINE; UNITED STATES; VIDEOCONFERENCING;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MATERNAL MORTALITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; REGIONAL MEDICAL PROGRAMS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84866925471     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e31826af878     Document Type: Review

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