Early detection of severe maternal morbidity: A retrospective assessment of the role of an Early Warning Score System

The Early Warning Scoring (EWS) surveillance system is used to identify deteriorating patients and enable appropriate staff to be called promptly. However, there is a lack of evidence that EWS surveillance systems lead to a reduction in severe morbidity.

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