Current approach and attitudes toward neonatal near-miss and perinatal audits: An exploratory international survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Combined with perinatal mortality review, neonatal near-miss (NNM) audit has the potential to inform strategies to better prevent adverse perinatal outcomes. Nonetheless, there is lack of standardised definitions of NNM and limited evidence of implementation of NNM audits.

Aim

To describe definitions of NNM and assess current approaches and attitudes toward perinatal mortality and morbidity audit.

Materials and methods

Online survey from December 2021 to February 2022, with a mix of Likert scales, polar, pool, multi-choice, and open-ended questions, disseminated through national and international organisations to perinatal healthcare workers from high-income countries.

Results

One hundred and twenty participants came from Australia (n = 86), New Zeal

SUBMITTER: de Barros Medeiros P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10952158 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature