Design and evaluation of a regional perinatal audit.

Objective: To describe the experiences of a regional audit of perinatal deaths, including the experiences of the audit members, to discuss similarities and differences with other, existing perinatal audits and to summarize the implications for future implementation.

Study Design: Perinatal audit with blinded regional auditors. Consecutive cases of perinatal death were analysed for the presence of substandard care.

Ethnic differences in perinatal mortality. A perinatal audit on the role of substandard care.

Objectives: The objective was to investigate the contribution of substandard care to ethnic inequalities in perinatal mortality.

Study Design: Perinatal audit in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The study population consisted of 137 consecutive perinatal death cases (16 weeks GA-28 days after delivery).

Perinatal mortality: clinical value of postmortem magnetic resonance imaging compared with autopsy in routine obstetric practice.

Objective: To compare postmortem magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with autopsy in perinatal deaths. To determine the acceptance and feasibility of postmortem perinatal MRI.

Design: Cohort study.