Australasian Maternity es Surveillance System ANNUAL REPORT 2009 Contents e ............................................................................................................ 3 1. Maternal health in Australia and New Zealand ............................................. 4 Maternal mortality ................................................................................ 4 Severe maternal morbidity ................................................................... 4 2. Overview of AMOSS .................................................................................... 5 Why is AMOSS important? ................................................................... 5 How AMOSS works .............................................................................. 5 The benefits of AMOSS ........................................................................ 6 Aims and Objectives ............................................................................ 6 Short-term goals .........................................................................................6 Objectives for 2011-2012 ...........................................................................6 Structure of AMOSS ............................................................................. 8 Project governance ....................................................................................8 Managing AMOSS ......................................................................................8 Participation ........................................................................................ 8 3. AMOSS data collection ................................................................................ 9 Conditions monitored ........................................................................... 9 Eclampsia ..............................................................................................