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Abstract
The aim of confidential enquiries into maternal deaths is to identify weaknesses in the maternal health care system with a view to remedying them. The method of confidential enquiry is explained using the British system as an example. The reasons why this apparently useful practice is not more widely adopted can in some countries include fears of litigation or lack of trust in confidentiality. Alternative approaches to maternal death audit are discussed.Entities:
Keywords: Causes Of Death; Confidential Information; Delivery Of Health Care; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Ethics; Europe; Evaluation; Evaluation Methodology; Health; Health Services; Maternal Health Services; Maternal Mortality; Maternal-child Health Services; Medicine; Mortality; Northern Europe; Organization And Administration; Philosophical Overview; Population; Population Dynamics; Preventive Medicine; Primary Health Care; Program Evaluation; Programs; Research Methodology; United Kingdom
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Year: 1989 PMID： 2572471 DOI： 10.1016/0020-7292(89)90213-0
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Int J Gynaecol Obstet ISSN： 0020-7292 Impact factor: 3.561