title: Letter from North America: measuring maternity care performance in the United States: the way forward.
authors.affiliation: Childbirth Connection, New York, New York 10010, USA.
authors.forename: Carol
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sakala
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006771:Hospitals, Maternity / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D008429:Maternal Welfare; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D018743:Perinatal Care / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States