Maternal health services
Alternative labels
Maternity safety
Maternity quality and safety programs
MQSP
Case study
Improving Aboriginal patient journeys - maternity case studies
The aim Improving Aboriginal Patient Journeys study was to develop, refine and evaluate a set of Aboriginal patient journey mapping tools for use in quality improvement and education. A collaborative approach to knowledge exchange was used, with the research team working with staff and managers from a range of health settings in South Australia and...
Discussion paper
Supporting children living with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders: practice principles
Knowledge and understanding, as well as well-coordinated cross-sector initiatives, will be needed to reduce the impact of FASD on children's lives.
Report
National core maternity indicators—stage 2 report: 2007–2011
This report on stage 2 of the national core maternity indicators project describes the development of 8 indicators, including scoping and assessment of existing data items for reporting. Summary This report builds on previous work undertaken by the AIHW for the Maternity Services Inter-Jurisdictional Committee (MSIJC) of the Australian Health Ministers' Advisory Council (AHMAC) on...
Report
Identifying and supporting pregnant Aboriginal women and their families during their patient journey through services and across geographic areas
The overall aim of this research project was to determine the feasibility of an integrated pathway model of care for Aboriginal women in Western Australia during pregnancy.
Report
New Zealand maternity clinical indicators 2012
The New Zealand Maternity Clinical Indicators are the result of collaboration between the Ministry of Health and maternity stakeholders representing consumer, midwifery, obstetric, general practice, paediatric, and anaesthetic perspectives. In 2011 an expert working group established a set of 12 maternity clinical indicators that could be measured using the available data collections at that time...