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Severe acute maternal morbidity: a pilot study of a definition for a near‐miss
BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology · 1998 · Vol. 105(9) · pp. 985–990
Gerald D. Mantel✉Eckhart Buchmann(University of the Witwatersrand)Helen Rees(University of the Witwatersrand)Robert Pattinson(Kalafong Hospital)
Abstract
The definition of severe acute maternal morbidity identified nearly five times as many cases as maternal death. This definition allows for an effective audit system of maternal care because it is clinically based, the definition is robust and the cases identified reflect the pattern of maternal death.
Maternal and fetal healthcareTrauma and Emergency Care StudiesEmergency and Acute Care StudiesMedicineMaternal deathSepsisMaternal morbidityNear missPregnancyPediatricsEclampsiaAuditObstetrics
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FemaleHospitals, MaternityHumansMaternal MortalityMedical AuditPilot ProjectsPregnancyPregnancy ComplicationsPrenatal CareProspective StudiesQuality of Health CareSouth Africa
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