Next steps to reduce maternal morbidity and mortality in the USA

Women's Health

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 193-199

  Kilpatrick, Sarah J ^a  

^a CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

maternal mortality; multidisciplinary review; preventability of maternal morbidity and mortality; severe maternal morbidity

Indexed keywords

AWARENESS; BLEEDING; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTRACEPTION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LIVE BIRTH; MATERNAL MORBIDITY; MATERNAL MORTALITY; PATIENT SAFETY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; REVIEW; SAFETY; THROMBOSIS; UNITED STATES; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; CARE BUNDLE; COOPERATION; HEALTH SERVICE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PERINATAL CARE; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; TRENDS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

CAUSE OF DEATH; COMMUNICATION; CONTRACEPTION; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MORBIDITY; PATIENT CARE BUNDLES; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PERINATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 84925120833     PISSN: 17455057     EISSN: 17455065     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2217/whe.14.80     Document Type: Review

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