title: Experiences with maternal and perinatal death reviews in the UK--the MBRRACE-UK programme.
abstract: Established in 1952, the programme of surveillance and Confidential Enquiries into Maternal Deaths in the UK is the longest running such programme worldwide. Although more recently instituted, surveillance and confidential enquiries into perinatal deaths are also now well established nationally. Recent changes to funding and commissioning of the Enquiries have enabled both a reinvigoration of the processes and improvements to the methodology with an increased frequency of future reporting. Close engagement with stakeholders and a regulator requirement for doctors to participate have both supported the impetus for involvement of all professionals leading to greater potential for improved quality of care for women and babies.
authors.affiliation: National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit, Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Kurinczuk
authors.forename: E S
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Draper
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Field
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bevan
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Brocklehurst
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gray
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kenyon
authors.forename: B N
authors.initials: BN
authors.lastname: Manktelow
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Neilson
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Redshaw
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Scott
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Shakespeare
authors.forename: L K
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Knight
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008428:Maternal Mortality; D008429:Maternal Welfare; D008485:Medical Audit / Q000458:organization & administration*; D054238:Perinatal Mortality; D011159:Population Surveillance; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D050497:Stillbirth; D006113:United Kingdom
keywords: Confidential enquiries; maternal deaths; mortality surveillance; perinatal mortality; serious infant morbidity; serious maternal morbidity