Boston Infant Mortality Review: 1990-93 (McCloskey L, et.al. Public Health Reports 1999;114:165)
Themes from review panel findings
- Women experience fragmentation and discontinuity of care (73%)
- Severe social risk is unrecognized and/or unmatched by needed services in the health care setting (50%)
- Recurring UTI’s, genital infections, and STI’s (44%)
- Repeat unintended pregnancies; closely spaced pregnancies (40%)
- Low satisfaction with interpersonal aspects of care (38%)