Open AccessQuality-of-care audits and perinatal mortality in South Africa
Author(s) -
Emma Allanson,
Robert Pattinson
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
bulletin of the world health organization
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.459
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1564-0604
pISSN - 0042-9686
DOI - 10.2471/blt.14.144683
Subject(s) - audit , medicine , odds ratio , confidence interval , perinatal mortality , mortality rate , health care , pregnancy , emergency medicine , obstetrics , environmental health , pediatrics , demography , fetus , surgery , business , accounting , biology , genetics , sociology , economics , economic growth
Suboptimal care contributes to perinatal mortality rates. Quality-of-care audits can be used to identify and change suboptimal care, but it is not known if such audits have reduced perinatal mortality in South Africa.
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