International virtual confidential reviews of infection-related maternal deaths and near-miss in 11 low- and middle-income countries - case report series and suggested actions.
Obiageli OkaforNathalie RoosAbdulfetah Abdulkadir AbdoshOlubukola AdesinaZaynab AlaouiWilliam Arriaga RomeroBouchra AssaragOlufemi AworindeLuc de BernisRigoberto CastroHassan ChrifiLouise Tina DayRahel DemissewMaría Guadalupe Flores AceitunoLuis GadamaBiruck GashawbezaSourou Goufodji KekePhilip GovuleGeorge GwakoKapila JayaratneEvelyne Béwendin KomboigoBredy LaraMugove Gerald MadziyireMatthews MathaiRachid MoulkiIatimad MoutaouadiaStephen MunjanjaCarlos Alberto Ochoa FletesEdgar Ivan OrtizHenri Gautier OuedraogoZahida QureshiZenaida Dy RecidoroHemantha SenanayakePriya Soma-PillayKhaing Nwe TinPascal SedamiDawit WorkuMercedes Bonetnull nullPublished in: BMC pregnancy and childbirth (2022)
Prompt recognition and treatment of the infection remain critical addressable gaps in the provision of high-quality care to prevent and manage infection-related severe maternal outcomes in LMICs. Poor uptake of maternal death and near-miss reviews suggests missed learning opportunities by facility teams. Virtual platforms offer a feasible solution to improve routine adoption of confidential maternal death and near-miss reviews locally.