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4 Key Components of a Successful Perinatal Audit

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1st Author : Philpott, Hugh
Other Authors: Voce A, Kenyon C
Publisher: Health Systems Trust
Publication Date: 6/2001
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Publication Type: Newsletter
Series: Kwik Skwiz
Issue: 29

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Summary All available evidence points to the importance of an effective audit process in improving the quality of maternal health services and lowering the Maternal Mortality and Perinatal Mortality Rates. The audit process can be located at the district or the sub-district level, and usually takes place in the District Hospital. What are the key steps to implementing an effective audit process? This publication aims to answer this question by looking at the four crucial activities which comprise an effective perinatal audit process.
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