A cross sectional study to assess the pattern of maternal mortality in a tertiary level government hospital of a city in north India

Lamba, Akanksha; Agarwal, Sakshi; Dutta, Apurba Kumar

doi:10.18203/2320-1770.ijrcog20151629

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“…In our study, 10 (56%) women who died were multigravida, and 8 (44%) were multigravida. A study by Sanju Kumari et al, Garg et al, and Lamba et al have also reported more deaths in multigravida women [11][12][13]. More deaths in multigravida or second pregnancy can be due to shorter time between pregnancies, and the health status of the female is not recovered completely.…”

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Assessment of Causes of Maternal Death in 1 Year at a Tertiary Center of Central India

Naagar

SHRIVASTAVA

Shrivastava

et al. 2022

Asian J Pharm Clin Res

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Background: According to the definition of maternal mortality, it is the “death of a woman while pregnant or within 42 days following termination of pregnancy, irrespective of the site and duration of pregnancy, from any cause connected to or aggravated by the pregnancy or its management but not by accidental or incidental cause.” Studying maternal mortality and factors contributing to maternal deaths at Bundelkhand Medical College for 1 year from January 2021 to December 2021 to identify causes that can be avoided and use the knowledge, thereby produced to lower maternal mortality. Methods: A retrospective cross-sectional study of all maternal deaths from January to December 2021. The causes of death and the time between admission and death for each maternal death were thoroughly examined. Results: The Maternal mortality ratio in the present study was found to be 357.7/100,000 live births for the year 2021. Antepartum eclampsia was found most prevalent cause of maternal mortality in 39% cases. Other causes were pregnancy induced hypertension, severe anemia, retained placenta, hepatitis with multi organ failure, septic shock, and ruptured uterus. Conclusion: Maternal mortality is indicator of health-care services of a nation. Better awareness and early referral can help in reducing maternal mortality significantly.

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“…2011) also reported maximum deaths within 24 h of hospitalization. This reinstates that late referral is still one of the major causes of maternal deaths in India [13,18,19].…”

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Assessment of Causes of Maternal Death in 1 Year at a Tertiary Center of Central India

Naagar

SHRIVASTAVA

Shrivastava

et al. 2022

Asian J Pharm Clin Res

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“…Maternal death is considered to be an important indicator of the quality of care provided for women's health and of the social realities of a country. (1) It has close links with sociocultural and biological determinants, especially in relation to gender inequalities. (2) The World Health Organization (WHO) defines maternal death as the death of a woman during pregnancy or within a period of 42 days after the end of the pregnancy, regardless of the duration or location of the pregnancy, due to any cause relating to or aggravated by measures taken towards the woman, except for accidental or incidental causes.…”

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Causas externas de mortalidade em mulheres grávidas e puérperas

Nascimento¹,

Silva

Cavalcante³

et al. 2018

Acta paul. enferm.

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Resumo Objetivo Descrever as mortes por acidentes, suicídios e homicídios entre gestantes e puérperas. Métodos Estudo retrospectivo de 169 óbitos (108 de gestantes e 61 puérperas) no estado de Pernambuco entre os anos de 2006 e 2014 com uso da fonte de dados do Sistema de Informações sobre Mortalidade (SIM). Resultados Homicídios foram o principal tipo de violência em gestantes (34,9%) e puérperas (23,1%). Os óbitos ocorreram na faixa etária de 20 a 49 anos (n = 122; 72,2%), em mulheres de raça/cor não branca (n = 141; 83,4%) e sem companheiro (n = 129; 76,3%). Conclusão A investigação dos óbitos por causas externas durante o período gravídico-puerperal fornece informações úteis para a implementação de estratégias de prevenção da violência.

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A cross sectional study to assess the pattern of maternal mortality in a tertiary level government hospital of a city in north India

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Assessment of Causes of Maternal Death in 1 Year at a Tertiary Center of Central India

Assessment of Causes of Maternal Death in 1 Year at a Tertiary Center of Central India

Causas externas de mortalidade em mulheres grávidas e puérperas

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