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A pro forma and review process for the assessment of standards of care in stillbirths
Author(s) -
Tang AW,
Sabir N,
Comber K,
Liebling R,
Pollard J,
Roberts D
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
bjog: an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.157
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1471-0528
pISSN - 1470-0328
DOI - 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2011.03094.x
Subject(s) - multidisciplinary approach , referral , confidentiality , pro forma , medicine , medical emergency , family medicine , psychology , nursing , business , computer science , political science , computer security , law , accounting
Please cite this paper as: Tang A‐W, Sabir N, Comber K, Liebling R, Pollard J, Roberts D. A pro forma and review process for the assessment of standards of care in stillbirths. BJOG 2011;118:1661–1664. Stillbirth rates do not address deficiencies in care. We collected information on stillbirths from 2004 to 2009 using a standardised pro forma. A local panel used the pro forma to grade the level of care received by the Confidential Enquiry into Stillbirths and Deaths in Infancy (CESDI) categorisation. Comparison using kappa scores showed agreement between local and external multidisciplinary panels of similar referral patterns ( n = 47, κ = 0.7), and that the categorisation was unaffected by the individual who fills out the pro forma ( n = 17, κ = 0.5). There was less agreement between the local panel and adverse event review ( n = 100, κ = 0.45). This report represents a validation of the pro forma and the review process for standard use in all units.