The Role of the Mortality and Morbidity Conference in Promoting Obstetrics and Gynecology Activities

Backgrounds: The medical error is the sequence of an event in large system.The obstetrics and gynecology is one of the most sensitive areas of medicine. Preventing mistakes in addition to providing maternal and infant health will also prevent the injury of the medical team. One way to prevent it is through mortality and morbidity conferences (MMC).The MMC is a session in which members of the medical team participate in a deliberate and unannounced evaluation of the adverse consequences of a case to improve the quality of medical interventions by preventing medical errors.The purpose of this study is to evaluate the structure of this program and its role in promoting the activities of obstetrics and gynecology.Materials and Methods: This literature review was conducted by reviewing articles published at Pub Med-Scopus -ISI databases in 2017-2019 .Result: This program is effective in promoting obstetrics and genecology activities for the following reasons: Systemic approach to medical error, training without harm to the patient, without interference in the legal process of the case, without blaming, deep view, creating open, transparent and confidential space to discuss, audience participation, centralized error analysis Tips: Assign the suitable time, regular meetings, the proper selection of the case and the content of the meeting, the detailed discussion, no mentioning the characteristics of the patient and those involved, provide conclusion and ways to avoid repeating the error in Written form, the presence of midwifery and medical students .Conclusion: Given the importance of reducing medical errors in the field of obstetrics and gynecology, the use of MMC for students and residents can reduce the incidence of errors and ultimately to promote the services provided to mothers and infants.