Why mothers died and how their lives are saved: the story of confidential enquiries into maternal deaths

Historical background

The first steps : 1900-1939

How the Confidential Enquiries evolved

The missing chapter? Prolonged labour and obstetric trauma

How the change began : the story of sepsis

Haemorrhage then and now / James Neilson

Hypertension : enquiries, trials and recommendations / James Neilson

The story of abortion

Challenging tradition : the story of embolism

Pregnancy and illness : Indirect deaths

Maternal death due to anaesthesia / Griselda Cooper

Psychiatric illness / Roch Cantwell

The mothers who died : the social determinants of maternal deaths / Gwyneth Lewis

The legacy in the United Kingdom : the concept of "near miss" and the need to keep saving lives / Marian Knight

International maternal health : global action / Gwyneth Lewis

International action : personal views / Robert Pattinson, Vakkaram Paily and Elliott Main.

Historical background

The first steps : 1900-

How the Confidential Enquiries evolved

The missing chapter? Prolonged labour and obstetric trauma

How the change began : the story of sepsis

Haemorrhage then and now / James Neilson

Hypertension : enquiries, trials and recommendations James Neilson

The story of abortion

Challenging tradition : the story of embolism

Pregnancy and illness : Indirect deaths

Maternal death due to anaesthesia / Griselda Cooper

Psychiatric illness / Roch Cantwell

The mothers who died : the social deteminants of maternal deaths / Gwyneth Lewis

The legacy in the UK : the concept of "near miss" and the need to keep saving lives / Marian Knight

International maternal health : global action / Gwyneth Lewis

International action : personal views / Robert Pattinson, Vakkaram Paily and Elliott Main.