Identifying maternal deaths with the use of hospital data versus death certificates: a retrospective population-based study

Institute of Medical Science (Aflaki), University of Toronto; ICES Central (Park), Toronto, Ont.; Maternal, Child and Youth Health Division (Nelson, Luo), Centre for Surveillance and Applied Research, Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ont.; Departments of Medicine (Ray) and Obstetrics and Gynecology (Ray), St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ont.

Institute of Medical Science (Aflaki), University of Toronto; ICES Central (Park), Toronto, Ont.; Maternal, Child and Youth Health Division (Nelson, Luo), Centre for Surveillance and Applied Research, Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ont.; Departments of Medicine (Ray) and Obstetrics and Gynecology (Ray), St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ont.

Institute of Medical Science (Aflaki), University of Toronto; ICES Central (Park), Toronto, Ont.; Maternal, Child and Youth Health Division (Nelson, Luo), Centre for Surveillance and Applied Research, Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ont.; Departments of Medicine (Ray) and Obstetrics and Gynecology (Ray), St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ont.

Institute of Medical Science (Aflaki), University of Toronto; ICES Central (Park), Toronto, Ont.; Maternal, Child and Youth Health Division (Nelson, Luo), Centre for Surveillance and Applied Research, Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ont.; Departments of Medicine (Ray) and Obstetrics and Gynecology (Ray), St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ont.

Institute of Medical Science (Aflaki), University of Toronto; ICES Central (Park), Toronto, Ont.; Maternal, Child and Youth Health Division (Nelson, Luo), Centre for Surveillance and Applied Research, Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ont.; Departments of Medicine (Ray) and Obstetrics and Gynecology (Ray), St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ont.