Abstract
Track-and-trigger early warning systems were used in the general medical and surgical populations for almost a decade in the United Kingdom (UK) before being adapted for pregnant women. 1 Lewis G. The Confidential Enquiry into Maternal and Child Health (CEMACH). Saving Mothers Lives; reviewing maternal deaths to make motherhood safer 2003–05. The Seventh Report of the United Kingdom Confidential Enquiries into Maternal Deaths in the United Kingdom. London: CEMACH, 2007. Google Scholar , 2 Department of Health. Comprehensive Critical Care. A review of adult critical care services. 1999. Available at: http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20121014090959/http://www.dh.gov.uk/prod_consum_dh/groups/dh_digitalassets/@dh/@en/documents/digitalasset/dh_4082872.pdf [accessed July 2017]. Google Scholar In 2012, the Royal College of Physicians standardized the scoring system used in non-pregnant adults, introducing a National Early Warning System (NEWS). 3 Royal College of Physicians. National Early Warning Score (NEWS): standardizing the assessment of acute-illness severity in the NHS; report of a working party. 2012. Available at: https://www.rcplondon.ac.uk/projects/outputs/national-early-warning-score-news [accessed July 2017]. Google Scholar Should a standardized scoring system be applied to the obstetric population?
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