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