BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Volume 109, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 212-213

Substandard care in immigrant versus indigenous maternal deaths in The Netherlands (Article)

Van Roosmalen J.* , Schuitemaker N.W.E. , Brand R. , Van Dongen P.W.J. , Gravenhorst J.B.
  • a Department of Obstetrics, Leiden University, Medical Centre, Leiden, Netherlands, Leiden University, Medical Centre, PO Box 9600, 2300 RC Leiden, Netherlands
  • b [Affiliation not available]
  • c Department of Medical Statistics, Leiden University, Medical Centre, Leiden, Netherlands
  • d Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Academic Hospital Nijmegen, Nijmegen, Netherlands
  • e Department of Obstetrics, Leiden University, Medical Centre, Leiden, Netherlands

Abstract

As part of the Confidential Enquiry into the Causes of Maternal Deaths in The Netherlands, substandard care was assessed in immigrant versus indigenous maternal deaths. Except for substandard care related to the women's and relatives' decisions, substandard care factors were hypothesised to occur in similar frequency among both groups of women. The results, however, indicate that substandard care factors related to all aspects of care were disproportionately more frequent in immigrant women. More research into the interpretation of these worrying data is needed.

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Index Keywords

Netherlands maternal care immigrant prenatal care human Ethnic Groups health service ethnic group priority journal controlled study hypertension general practitioner Humans classification consultation female pregnancy Article patient compliance major clinical study migration health care quality preeclampsia Quality of Health Care maternal mortality standard Emigration and Immigration health care system seizure cause of death decision making relative Maternal Health Services cesarean section obstetrics
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DOI: 10.1016/S1470-0328(02)01025-X
ISSN: 14700328
Cited by: 39
Original Language: English