Reviewing the past to inform the future: an 8-year review of severe maternal morbidity.

Background: Maternal morbidity is becoming a key indicator used to compare health systems in the developed world and also to inform clinical practice.

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate a single center experience of severe maternal morbidity over an 8-year period.

Study Design: We conducted a retrospective review of all cases of severe maternal morbidity from 2012 to 2019 at a tertiary level maternity hospital in the Republic of Ireland with approximately 9000 births per year.