Why Mothers Died and How their Lives are Saved

by James P Neilson, James Owen Drife, Gwyneth Lewis

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: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1009218794
• ISBN13: 9781009218795
• Release Date: April 2024
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 260 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"