Partner experiences of "near-miss" events in pregnancy and childbirth in the UK: a qualitative study.

Severe life-threatening complications in pregnancy that require urgent medical intervention are commonly known as "near-miss" events. Although these complications are rare (1 in 100 births), there are potentially 8,000 women and their families in the UK each year who live through a life-th...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Lisa Hinton, Louise Locock, Marian Knight
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3981658?pdf=render