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The Obstetrics Comorbidity Index as a Predictive Tool for Risk-Appropriate Maternal Care

Description
Assesses the use of obstetric co-morbidity index (OBCMI) to predict severe maternal morbidity (SMM) for antepartum obstetrics transfers, utilizing 2016-2020 data of 561 transfers to a level IV facility in a rural health system. Provides data on the associations between OBCMI score and SMM, and discusses the use of OBCMI for triage and comprehensive risk assessment.
Author(s)
Allison R. McCarter, Regan N. Theiler, Megan E. Branda, et al.
Citation
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 24, 797
Date
11/2024
Type
Document
Tagged as
Healthcare quality · Maternal health and prenatal care · Statistics and data