How common is substandard obstetric care in adverse events of birth asphyxia, shoulder dystocia and postpartum hemorrhage? Findings from an external inspection of Norwegian maternity units.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The Norwegian Board of Health Supervision inspects healthcare institutions to ensure safety and quality of health and welfare services. A planned inspection of 12 maternity units aimed to investigate the practice of obstetric care in the case of birth asphyxia, shoulder dystocia and severe postpartum hemorrhage.

Material and methods

The inspection was carried out at two large, four medium and six small maternity units in Norway in 2016 to investigate adverse events that occurred between 1 January and 31 December 2014. Six of them were selected as control units. The Norwegian Board of Health Supervision searched the Medical Birth Registry of Norway to identify adverse events in each of the categories and then requested access to the medical records for all patien

SUBMITTER: Johansen LT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7754562 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature