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The unit has established two national survey systems in perinatal care and child care and has developed the database and does the analysis of the data for the Confidential Enquiry into Maternal Deaths in South Africa. The three national survey reports (*Saving Mothers, Saving Babies and Saving Children*) have clearly identified the major diseases causing maternal, perinatal and child deaths and also the major health system failures. The unit has also developed a maternal near miss audit system, the basis of which is being used in the WHO Global survey of maternal morbidity in 27 countries throughout the world. A neonatal near miss audit system developed by the unit is currently being tested.

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Initially the unit was involved in performing multicentre randomized trials on common problems such as pretermAn assault charge against Saskatchewan Rivers MLA Nadine Wilson is going to mediation instead of through the criminal courts.

Wilson's lawyer, who appeared in Saskatoon provincial court Thursday, says this is a case that did not warrant a public trial.

"This isn't the kind of thing that there's a public interest in having a dispute aired in a criminal courtroom," Mark Brayford said in an interview.

Brayford said it's common for these sorts of matters to be diverted out of the criminal courts, and an independent prosecutor looked at the allegations.

If mediation is successful, then the criminal charge against Wilson will be withdrawn. The matter returns to court Oct. 7.

The allegation dates back to March of this year.

The complaints were made by 87-year-old Lorraine Kingsley Helbig — who was married to