Maternal nearmiss audit in the Metro West maternity service Cape Town South Africa: A retrospective observational study

Background. A maternal near-miss is defined as a life-threatening pregnancy-related complication where the woman survives. The World Health Organization (WHO) has produced a tool for identifying near-misses according to criteria that include the occurrence of a severe maternal complication together...

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Main Authors: S Fawcus, I Iwuh, L Schoeman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Health and Medical Publishing Group 2018-03-01
Series:South African Medical Journal
Online Access:http://www.samj.org.za/index.php/samj/article/download/12222/8406