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Established in 1952, the programme of surveillance and Confidential Enquiries into Maternal Deaths in the UK is the longest running such programme worldwide. Although more recently instituted, surveillance and confidential enquiries into perinatal deaths are also now well established nationally. Recent changes to funding and commissioning of the Enquiries have enabled both a reinvigoration of the processes and improvements to the methodology with an increased frequency of future reporting. Close engagement with stakeholders and a regulator requirement for doctors to participate have both supported the impetus for involvement of all professionals leading to greater potential for improved quality of care for women and babies.

Original publication

DOI

10.1111/1471-0528.12820

Type

Journal article

Journal

BJOG

Publication Date

09/2014

Volume

121 Suppl 4

Pages

41 - 46

Keywords

Confidential enquiries, maternal deaths, mortality surveillance, perinatal mortality, serious infant morbidity, serious maternal morbidity, Humans, Maternal Mortality, Maternal Welfare, Medical Audit, Perinatal Mortality, Population Surveillance, Quality of Health Care, Stillbirth, United Kingdom