Open AccessNational Partnership for Maternal Safety Recommended Maternal Early Warning Criteria Are Associated With Maternal Morbidity
Author(s) -
David E. Arnolds,
Aaron Smith,
Jennifer M. Banayan,
Roxane Holt,
Barbara M. Scavone
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
anesthesia and analgesia/anesthesia and analgesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.404
H-Index - 201
eISSN - 1526-7598
pISSN - 0003-2999
DOI - 10.1213/ane.0000000000003889
Subject(s) - medicine , confidence interval , preeclampsia , warning signs , maternal morbidity , vital signs , medical record , pregnancy , early warning score , pediatrics , emergency medicine , obstetrics , surgery , genetics , transport engineering , engineering , biology
Many cases of maternal mortality and morbidity are preventable. A delayed response to clinical warning signs contributes to preventability. Therefore, the National Partnership for Maternal Safety devised maternal early warning criteria (MEWC), composed of abnormal vital signs that trigger bedside evaluation by a provider with the capacity to escalate care. The relationship of the MEWC to maternal morbidity has not been studied. We evaluated the correlation between the MEWC and maternal morbidity.