TY - JOUR
T1 - Capacity to monitor severe maternal morbidity in Australia
AU - Pollock, Wendy
AU - Sullivan, Elizabeth
AU - Nelson, Sioban
AU - King, James
PY - 2008/2
Y1 - 2008/2
N2 - Maternal mortality has traditionally been the key element in the monitoring of maternal health and adequacy of obstetric services in Australia and around the world. In developed countries, the ability of maternal mortality to serve this purpose is reduced because of the rarity of maternal mortality, reflected in very low maternal mortality ratios. Internationally, there has been increasing interest in severe maternal morbidity as an indicator to monitor maternal health and maternity services. The aim of this paper is to critically examine the capacity to measure and monitor maternal morbidity in Australia. There is a paucity of reliable maternal morbidity data in Australia; Australia is lagging behind peer countries that are endeavouring to monitor severe maternal morbidity. Dedicated efforts and adequate resources are needed in order to monitor severe maternal morbidity in Australia.
AB - Maternal mortality has traditionally been the key element in the monitoring of maternal health and adequacy of obstetric services in Australia and around the world. In developed countries, the ability of maternal mortality to serve this purpose is reduced because of the rarity of maternal mortality, reflected in very low maternal mortality ratios. Internationally, there has been increasing interest in severe maternal morbidity as an indicator to monitor maternal health and maternity services. The aim of this paper is to critically examine the capacity to measure and monitor maternal morbidity in Australia. There is a paucity of reliable maternal morbidity data in Australia; Australia is lagging behind peer countries that are endeavouring to monitor severe maternal morbidity. Dedicated efforts and adequate resources are needed in order to monitor severe maternal morbidity in Australia.
KW - Maternal health
KW - Performance indicators
KW - Severe maternal morbidity
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1479-828X.2007.00810.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1479-828X.2007.00810.x
M3 - Comment/debate
C2 - 18275567
AN - SCOPUS:39049112940
VL - 48
SP - 17
EP - 25
JO - Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
JF - Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
SN - 0004-8666
IS - 1
ER -
