Standardized outcome measures for pregnancy and childbirth, an ICHOM proposal

• Main Authors: Malini Anand Nijagal (Author), Stephanie Wissig (Author), Caleb Stowell (Author), Elizabeth Olson (Author), Isis Amer-Wahlin (Author), Gouke Bonsel (Author), Allyson Brooks (Author), Matthew Coleman (Author), Shamala Devi Karalasingam (Author), James M N Duffy (Author), Tracy Flanagan (Author), Stefan Gebhardt (Author), Meridith E Greene (Author), Floris Groenendaal (Author), J Ravichandran R Jeganathan (Author), Tessa Kowaliw (Author), Marije Lamain- (Author), Elliott Main (Author), Michelle Owens (Author), Rod Petersen (Author), Irwin Reiss (Author), Carol Sakala (Author), Anna Maria Speciale (Author), Rachel Thompson (Author), Oluwakemi Okunade (Author), Arie Franx (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Value-based health care aims to optimize the balance of patient outcomes and health care costs. To improve value in perinatal care using this strategy, standard outcomes must first be defined. The objective of this work was to define a minimum, internationally appropriate set of...