Journal article
Severe maternal morbidity surveillance: Monitoring pregnant women at high risk for prolonged hospitalisation and death
Abstract
BACKGROUND: There is no international consensus on the definition and components of severe maternal morbidity (SMM).
OBJECTIVES: To propose a comprehensive definition of SMM, to create an empirically justified list of SMM types and subtypes, and to use this to examine SMM in Canada.
Authors
Dzakpasu S; Deb‐Rinker P; Arbour L; Darling EK; Kramer MS; Liu S; Luo W; Murphy PA; Nelson C; Ray JG
Journal
Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology, Vol. 34, No. 4, pp. 427–439
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
July 2020
DOI
10.1111/ppe.12574
ISSN
0269-5022