Obstetric referrals to a tertiary care maternity: a descriptive study

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: An effective referral system is considered as a key to saving mothers' and children's lives. The aims of this study were to determine the frequency and the indications of obstetric referrals in a Tunisian tertiary care maternity and to assess the conformity of referral mechanisms with the National Perinatality Programme (NPP) guidelines.

Keywords

• referral system
• obstetric
• reasons
• diagnoses