Collaborative improvement project to decrease maternal mortality rate across five hospitals in Saudi Arabia.

Abstract

Maternal morbidities and mortalities remain high globally, yet are preventable events. Maternal haemorrhage is a primary cause of both maternal morbidity and mortality. In this collaborative project, multipronged evidence-based interventions, inclusive of embedded morbidity surveillance trigger tools were implemented to increase maternal morbidity reporting and improve the safety culture, while structured morbidity and mortality reviews aided in the reduction maternal mortality.