Trends in adverse maternal outcomes during childbirth: a population-based study of severe maternal morbidity

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Maternal mortality is too rare in high income countries to be used as a marker of the quality of maternity care. Consequently severe maternal morbidity has been suggested as a better indicator. Using the maternal morbidity outcome in...

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Main Authors: Algert Charles S, Ford Jane B, Roberts Christine L, Bell Jane C, Simpson Judy M, Morris Jonathan M
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-02-01
Series:BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2393/9/7