Why Mothers Died and How Their Lives Are Saved: The Story of Confidential Enquiries Into Maternal Deaths

by Gwyneth Lewis, James Owen Drife, James P Neilson

One of the most dramatic changes to women's lives in the twentieth century was the advent of safe childbirth, reducing the maternal mortality rate from 1 in 400 births to 1 in 10,000 in just 80 years. The impetus behind this change was the Confidential Enquiries into Maternal Death (CEMD), now the world's longest running self-audit of a healthcare service. Here, leading authors in the CEMD tell the story of the pioneering clinicians behind the push...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1009218832
• ISBN13: 9781009218832
• Release Date: June 2023
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.3"