Title Why mothers died and how their lives are saved : the story of confidential enquiries into maternal deaths / James Owen Drife, Gwyneth Lewis, James P. Neilson, Marian Knight, Griselda Cooper, Roch Cantwell

Published Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2022

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Description 1 online resource Contents Historical background -- The first steps : 1900- -- How the Confidential Enquiries evolved -- The missing chapter? Prolonged labour and obstetric trauma -- How the change began : the story of sepsis -- Haemorrhage then and now / James Neilson -- Hypertension : enquiries, trials and recommendations James Neilson -- The story of abortion -- Challenging tradition : the story of embolism -- Pregnancy and illness : Indirect deaths -- Maternal death due to anaesthesia / Griselda Cooper -- Psychiatric illness / Roch Cantwell -- The mothers who died : the social deteminants of maternal deaths / Gwyneth Lewis -- The legacy in the UK : the concept of "near miss" and the need to keep saving lives / Marian Knight -- International maternal health : global action / Gwyneth Lewis -- International action : personal views / Robert Pattinson, Vakkaram Paily and Elliott Main Summary "Everyone with an interest in women's issues needs to know how the appalling death rate from pregnancy was tackled during the 20th century and is still being tackled today. This insightful account is written for lay and professional readers by the women and men who ran the most recent Enquiries"-- Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on April 18, 2023) Subject Maternal health services -- History Maternal Death -- history Maternal Health Services -- history Maternal Health Services -- legislation & jurisprudence Maternal Mortality -- history Maternal Health -- history History, 20th Century History, 21st Century MEDICAL / Gynecology & Obstetrics. Maternal health services SUBJECT United Kingdom https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006113 Genre/Form History Form Electronic book Author Lewis, Gwyneth, MFPHM, author. Neilson, James P., author Knight, Marian, author Cooper, Griselda, author Cantwell, Roch, author LC no. 2022033947 ISBN 9781009218825 1009218824

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