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Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

Ad Hoc Committee/Interdisciplinary Working Party on the Confidential Enquiry into Perinatal Mortality

IDENTITY STATEMENT

Reference code(s): GB 1538 C16

Held at: Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

Title: Ad Hoc Committee/Interdisciplinary Working Party on the Confidential Enquiry into Perinatal Mortality

Date(s): 1981-1985

Level of description: Series of Joint committees and working parties of the RCOG

Extent: 1 box

Name of creator(s): Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

CONTEXT

Administrative/Biographical history:

In November 1981 a meeting was set up at the instigation of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists between representatives of the Department of Health and Social Security, Royal College of General Practitioners, British Paediatric Association, Royal College of Midwives and the RCOG to discuss the implications of establishing a system of confidential inquiry into perinatal mortality throughout England and Wales. After further discussions the committee was reconvened in 1984 as an interdisciplinary working party, with the objective of producing a document on guidelines.

CONTENT

Scope and content/abstract:

Papers of the Ad hoc committee/interdisciplinary working party on the confidential enquiry into perinatal mortality, 1981-1985, comprising correspondence on setting up the meetings, copies of minutes, draft guidelines and comments.

ACCESS AND USE

Language/scripts of material: English.

System of arrangement:

Arranged chronologically in files as given in scope and content.

Conditions governing access:

Open 20 years after last date on file

Conditions governing reproduction:

Copyright is vested in the College.

Physical characteristics:

Finding aids:

A general index to the files listed in the catalogue of the Archives of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists is maintained in the College Archives; refer to the College Archivist.

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information:

Accruals:

No further accruals are expected.

Archival history:

The series comprises the records of the Committee Secretary, Ms Elizabeth Richards of the RCOG, arranged chronologically.

Immediate source of acquisition:

ALLIED MATERIALS

Existence and location of originals:

Existence and location of copies:

Related material:

RCOG Archives holds correspondence of College Presidents relating to the enquiry, 1978-1984(Ref: A4/17/48-49 and A4/25/171-173); later correspondence relating to perinatal mortality, 1989-1993 (Ref: A4/25/79); records of a contemporary RCOG working party into the management of perinatal deaths, 1984-1985 Ref: M16).

Publication note:

DESCRIPTION NOTES

Note:

Archivist's note: Compiled by Clare Cowling, Archivist, RCOG.