Methods
The Datix patient safety incident reporting system was used to identify
all cases of placental abruption and in-utero death (IUD) at Imperial
College Healthcare Trust (Queen Charlotte’s and Chelsea Hospital and St
Mary’s Hospital). All cases of IUD and placental abruption that occurred
between 1st January - 30th June 2020
(pandemic period) and 1st January -
30th June 2019 (pre-pandemic period) were included.
There were no exclusion criteria. Anonymised data was collected
retrospectively from the electronic health records. Demographic and
clinical data was recorded to be used for comparison with cases from
2019.