title: Every death counts: electronic tracking systems for maternal death review in India.
abstract: Maternal death review (MDR) is an important strategy to improve the quality of obstetric care and reduce maternal morbidity and mortality. MDR provides detailed information on various factors at community, facility, and district levels that influence maternal health outcomes. One of the key challenges is to analyze large volumes of data collected via a paper-based system that uses facility and community level forms. This database continues to expand quantitatively (multiple forms and data elements), which makes analysis of data increasingly difficult for timely management and analysis. The present paper describes the development process involved in linking the paper-based system with an electronic system for MDR in India. The lessons learnt from this experience can contribute to understanding how innovative technologies can be used to address large-scale public health issues in low-resource countries and in particular solutions to address maternal health.
authors.affiliation: Indian College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, Mumbai, India.
authors.forename: Chittaranjan
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Purandare
authors.affiliation: Avni Health Foundation, Mumbai, India. Electronic address: avnihealth@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Ajey
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bhardwaj
authors.affiliation: Maternal Health Division, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Manisha
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Malhotra
authors.affiliation: Maternal Health Division, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Himanshu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bhushan
authors.affiliation: The Federation of Obstetrics and Gynaecological Societies of India, Mumbai, India.
authors.forename: Paramanand Keshavlal
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Shah
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D063130:Maternal Death / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008427:Maternal Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards; D008428:Maternal Mortality; D008429:Maternal Welfare; D008485:Medical Audit / Q000379:methods*; D008490:Medical Informatics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D012984:Software
keywords: FIGO LOGIC initiative; India; Maternal death review; Maternal death review software