What about the mothers? An analysis of maternal mortality and morbidity in perinatal health surveillance systems in Europe.

ABSTRACT:

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

Women giving birth in participating countries in 2003 and 2004.

Methods

Application of a common collection of data by selecting specific International Classification of Disease codes from the 'Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium' chapter. External validity was assessed by reviewing the results of national confidential enquiries and linkage studies.

Main outcome m

SUBMITTER: Bouvier-Colle MH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3472023 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature