Validating the indicator “maternal death review coverage” to improve maternal mortality data: A retrospective analysis of district, facility, and individual medical record data

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 19; no. 5; p. e0303028
• Main Authors: Gausman, Jewel, Kenu, Ernest, Adanu, Richard, Bandoh, Delia A. B., Berrueta, Mabel, Chakraborty, Suchandrima, Khan, Nizamuddin, Langer, Ana, Nigri, Carolina, Odikro, Magdalene A., Pingray, Verónica, Ramesh, Sowmya, Saggurti, Niranjan, Vázquez, Paula, Williams, Caitlin R., Jolivet, R. Rima
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 20.05.2024; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Adult; Analysis; Argentina - epidemiology; Births; Completeness; Computer and Information Sciences; Data collection; Death; Decision making; Estimates; Evaluation; Fatalities; Female; Ghana - epidemiology; Health aspects; Health care facilities; Health facilities; Health Facilities - statistics & numerical data; Humans; India - epidemiology; Industrial locations; Infants; Information management; Information systems; Management information systems; Maternal & child health; Maternal Death - statistics & numerical data; Maternal mortality; Maternal Mortality - trends; Medical records; Medical Records - statistics & numerical data; Medical research; Medicine and Health Sciences; Medicine, Experimental; Methods; Mortality; Mothers; Patient outcomes; People and Places; Physical Sciences; Pregnancy; Preventable deaths; Public health; Quality control; Quality standards; Registration; Research and Analysis Methods; Retrospective Studies; Argentina; Ghana; India; United States

Understanding causes and contributors to maternal mortality is critical from a quality improvement perspective to inform decision making and monitor progress toward ending preventable maternal mortality. The indicator "maternal death review coverage" is defined as the percentage of materna...