Alere Inc. Release: 90% of Maternal Deaths Due to Pre-Eclampsia in UK Are a Result of Substandard Care

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--An editorial published this week in the Lancet online1 highlights the shocking fact that many maternal deaths in the UK are associated with substandard care and are potentially preventable. According to the latest report of Confidential Enquires into Maternal Deaths in the UK (the CMACE report2), the most common reason for maternal death resulting from substandard care was a failure to diagnose or appropriately manage pre-eclampsia.
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