Maternal Mortality At A Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital in South India: 10 Year Retrospective Study
Journal Title: International Journal of Medical and Health Sciences - Year 2015, Vol 4, Issue 3
Abstract
Introduction: Pregnancy is not a disease and childbirth is a universally celebrated event. Yet for thousands of women the outcome is not favourable and many end up even losing their lives. The tragedy is that a large number of these deaths are preventable.MMR is a sensitive index that reflects the quality of reproductive care provided to the pregnant woman. Materials and methods: This is a retrospective study where medical records of all maternal deaths that have occurred in the last 10 years between January 2005 and December 2014 were reviewed. Results: MMR of present study is 144.86/1,00,000 live births. Leading causes of death were haemorrhage (26.19%),toxemia(21.43%) and sepsis(14.3%). Maximum deaths occurred in the age group 21-30(64.29%). Most deaths were in unbooked patients referred from outside. Most women died within 24 hours of admission. 52.38% were multigravids and 78.6% hailed from rural areas. Conclusion: MMR in our study remains lower than the current MMR in India, with haemorrhage, toxemia and sepsis leading the causes for maternal deaths.
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Shannon Fernandes, Prathima Prabhu, Prema D’Cunha
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