The WHO maternal near-miss approach and the maternal severity index model (MSI): tools for assessing the management of severe maternal morbidity.

<h4>Objectives</h4>To validate the WHO maternal near-miss criteria and develop a benchmark tool for severe maternal morbidity assessments.<h4>Methods</h4>In a multicenter cross-sectional study implemented in 27 referral maternity hospitals in Brazil, a one-year prospective su...

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Main Authors: Joao Paulo Souza, Jose Guilherme Cecatti, Samira M Haddad, Mary Angela Parpinelli, Maria Laura Costa, Leila Katz, Lale Say, Brazilian Network for Surveillance of Severe Maternal Morbidity Group, Brazilian Network for Surveillance of Severe Maternal Morbidity
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/22952897/?tool=EBI