Adverse Outcomes in Maternity Care - Implications for Practice, Applying the Recommendations of the Confidential Enquiries

Edwards - Adverse Outcomes in Maternity Care
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Authors/editors: Grace Edwards
ISBN: 978-0-7506-8789-8
Page count: 171
Publisher: Churchill
Publication year: 2004

Adverse Outcomes in Maternity Care provides a unique overview of the Confidential Enquiries into maternal and infant death, highlighting the recommendations made and their relevance to everyday midwifery practice.
Written in association with Baby Lifeline this is a ground breaking new text presenting a number of key reports in a clear and accessible format summarising both key findings and recommendations.

Written for clinicians and health professionals this book meets the growing need for a concise, accessible reference source, with an emphasis on the implications for clinical practice.

Table of contents:
  1. An introduction to maternal, perinatal and infant mortality
  2. History of the Confidential Enquiries into Maternal Deaths
  3. Antepartum stillbirths and strategies for prevention
  4. Intrapartum-related deaths
  5. Outcome of premature births
  6. Rare adverse events
  7. Sudden unexpected deaths in infancy
  8. Using the Confidential Enquiries to change practice
  9. Past, present and future for the Confidential Enquiries

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