Overcoming blame culture: key strategies to catalyse maternal and perinatal death surveillance and response.

Kinney, MV; Day, LT; Palestra, F; Biswas, A; Jackson, D; Roos, N; de Jonge, A; Doherty, P; Manu, AA; Moran, AC; +2 more... George, AS; MPDSR Technical Working Group; (2021) Overcoming blame culture: key strategies to catalyse maternal and perinatal death surveillance and response. BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology, 129 (6). pp. 839-844. ISSN 1470-0328 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/1471-0528.16989

Abstract

Maternal and perinatal death surveillance and response (MPDSR) is a health systems process entailing the continuous cycle of identification, notification, and review of maternal and perinatal deaths (Surveillance), followed by actions to improve service delivery and quality of care and Response. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, there were an estimated 4.6 million maternal and newborn deaths and stillbirths each year. During the pandemic, maternal and perinatal health outcomes have worsened, especially in low- and middle-income countries, highlighting the urgent need to galvanize MPDSR to end preventable mortality and strengthen health systems.

Additional Information

Item Type	Article
Faculty and Department	Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health > Dept of Infectious Disease Epidemiology & International Health (2023-)
Research Centre	Centre for Maternal, Reproductive and Child Health (MARCH) Maternal and Newborn Health Group
PubMed ID	34709701
Elements ID	167045