Term perinatal mortality audit in the Netherlands 2010-2012: A population-based cohort study

BMJ Open

Volumn 4, Issue 10, 2014, Pages

  Eskes, Martine ^a,b   Waelput, Adja J M ^a   Erwich, Jan Jaap H M ^c   Brouwers, Hens A A ^d   Ravelli, Anita C J ^b   Achterberg, Peter W ^e   Merkus, Hans M W M ^a   Bruinse, Hein W ^a  

^a Foundation Perinatal Audit in the Netherlands (PAN)   (Netherlands)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^e NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CARDIOTOCOGRAPHY; CAUSE OF DEATH; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CONSULTATION; ETHNICITY; FETUS MONITORING; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFECTION; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; LABOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MIDWIFE; NETHERLANDS; NEWBORN; NURSE; OBSTETRICIAN; PATIENT CARE; PEDIATRICIAN; PERINATAL CARE; PERINATAL DEATH; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PLACENTA DISORDER; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; RESUSCITATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UMBILICAL CORD COMPLICATION; CLINICAL AUDIT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETIOLOGY; TERM BIRTH; TIME FACTOR;

CAUSE OF DEATH; COHORT STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MEDICAL AUDIT; NETHERLANDS; PERINATAL DEATH; PERINATAL MORTALITY; TERM BIRTH; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84908121450     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2014-005652     Document Type: Article

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