OBJECTIVE To assess capacity to develop routine monitoring of maternal health in the European Union using indicators of maternal mortality and severe morbidity. DESIGN Analysis of aggregate data from routine statistical systems compiled by the EURO-PERISTAT project and comparison with data from national enquiries. SETTING Twenty-five countries in the European Union and Norway. POPULATION ...

Severe maternal morbidity conditions such as sepsis, embolism and cardiac arrest during the delivery hospitalization period can lead to extended length of hospital stays, life-long maternal health problems, and high medical costs. Most importantly, these conditions also contribute to the risk of maternal death. This population-based observational study proposed and evaluated the impact of expan...

OBJECTIVES This study aimed to explore the independent association between socioeconomic position, defined by occupation, and severe maternal morbidity among women in the UK. DESIGN Case-control study. SETTING The analysis was conducted as a case-control analysis, using data from a series of studies of direct causes of severe maternal morbidity undertaken through the UK Obstetric Surveillan...

conclusions smm analysis provides valuable information on obstetric care. this study highlighted the need to improve antenatal care, which would help early identification of high-risk pregnancies. every smm could progress to maternal mortality if is not suspected, diagnosed and managed on its golden time. background investigating severe maternal morbidity/near miss is a newly recognized tool wh...

In the last 20 years, in developed countries, maternal mortality rates have fallen such that analysis of cases of severe maternal morbidity is necessary to provide sufficient numbers to give a clinically relevant assessment of the standard of maternal care. Different approaches to the audit of severe maternal morbidity exist, and include need for intensive care, organ system dysfunction and cli...