Underreporting of maternal and neonatal complications: A comparison of information in maternity registers and client charts at a rural community hospital in Malawi

• Main Authors: Esnath Kapito (Author), Ellen Chirwa (Author), Alfred Maluwa (Author), Chembe Kachimanga (Author), Maria Openshaw (Author), Sally Rankin (Author), Sharon Rose (Author), Anna Muller (Author), Kimberly Baltzell (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Aim: To determine the rate and types of unreported maternal and neonatal complications in a rural community hospital in Malawi. Background: The problem of maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality may be underestimated, with underreporting of complications often noted. Reliable data is needed to...