Improving hospital quality to reduce disparities in severe maternal morbidity and mortality

Seminars in Perinatology

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 266-272

  Howell, Elizabeth A ^a   Zeitlin, Jennifer ^a,b  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b PARIS DESCARTES UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Disparities; Quality; Severe maternal morbidity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLACK PERSON; CAUCASIAN; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; MATERNAL MORBIDITY; MATERNAL MORTALITY; NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; CLASSIFICATION; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; ETIOLOGY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; MATERNAL DEATH; MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; STANDARDS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MATERNAL DEATH; MATERNAL MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85025456718     PISSN: 01460005     EISSN: 1558075X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.semperi.2017.04.002     Document Type: Article

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