Experiences of the quality of care of women with near-miss maternal morbidities in the UK

L Hinton; L Locock; M Knight

doi:10.1111/1471-0528.12800

Experiences of the quality of care of women with near-miss maternal morbidities in the UK

L Hinton, L Locock, M Knight

Health Services Research Unit (HSRU)

University of Oxford

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Abstract

We undertook a qualitative interview study of women's and their partners' experiences of severe pregnancy complications. Across the care pathway, women identified a number of examples of good practice that made an important difference to their recovery. There were some areas where women felt the quality of care could be improved, for example during points of transition between higher level and routine care or from hospital to the community. Longer-term support and counselling were felt to be particularly valuable, and yet not always universally available. These results emphasise the importance of integrated quality care across the whole patient pathway.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	20-23
Number of pages	4
Journal	BJOG-An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Volume	121
Issue number	Suppl 4
Early online date	18 Sept 2014
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/1471-0528.12800
Publication status	Published - Sept 2014

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Funding
This article presents independent research funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) under the ‘Beyond maternal death: Improving the quality of maternity care through national studies of “near-miss” maternal morbidity’ programme (Programme Grant RP-PG-0608-10038). Marian Knight is funded by a National Institute for Health Research Professorship. The views expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of the NHS, the NIHR or the Department of Health.

Acknowledgements
We would like to acknowledge the women and their partners who contributed to the study.

Keywords

Experiences of care
near miss
quality
severe maternal morbidity

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Louise Locock
- School of Medicine, Medical Sciences & Nutrition, Health Services Research Unit (HSRU) - Professor in Health Services Research
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