TRENDS IN MATERNAL MORTALITY IN TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL IN PESHAWAR - PAKISTAN
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Maternal mortality, Maternal mortality ratio (MMR), Trends, Causes of maternal mortality
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Objective: To report a 9 year review of maternal mortality ratio in the largest tertiary care hospital in Peshawar, Pakistan.
Methodology: Medical records of 371 maternal deaths were retrospectively reviewed to determine the trends & likely cause of each death over the study period.
Results: There were a total of 371 maternal deaths, while 36,460 deliveries were conducted over the 9 year period. The maternal mortality ratio (MMR) was 1017/100,000 live births. The highest MMR of 2015 / 100,000 was observed in 2001 and lowest was 759 / 100,000 in 2009. Hemorrhage consistently remained
the leading cause accounting for 38.89% of maternal deaths followed by Eclampsia, Suspected cases of pulmonary embolism & sepsis, each contributing 27%, 9.7% & 7% respectively. 45% of deaths were noted in older women (30y). Multiparas accounted for more deaths. Lack of seeking antenatal care was observed to be major determinant of maternal mortality.
Conclusion: The fall in MMR has been very slow. It still remains very high with hemorrhage being the main contributing cause. Improvement in the quality of skilled maternity care, community education on the need to avail antenatal care, provision of family planning services, among other factors, can drastically curtail the preventable causes of maternal deaths & reduce MMR.
Methodology: Medical records of 371 maternal deaths were retrospectively reviewed to determine the trends & likely cause of each death over the study period.
Results: There were a total of 371 maternal deaths, while 36,460 deliveries were conducted over the 9 year period. The maternal mortality ratio (MMR) was 1017/100,000 live births. The highest MMR of 2015 / 100,000 was observed in 2001 and lowest was 759 / 100,000 in 2009. Hemorrhage consistently remained
the leading cause accounting for 38.89% of maternal deaths followed by Eclampsia, Suspected cases of pulmonary embolism & sepsis, each contributing 27%, 9.7% & 7% respectively. 45% of deaths were noted in older women (30y). Multiparas accounted for more deaths. Lack of seeking antenatal care was observed to be major determinant of maternal mortality.
Conclusion: The fall in MMR has been very slow. It still remains very high with hemorrhage being the main contributing cause. Improvement in the quality of skilled maternity care, community education on the need to avail antenatal care, provision of family planning services, among other factors, can drastically curtail the preventable causes of maternal deaths & reduce MMR.
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Fahim F, Nabeel N, Utman N. TRENDS IN MATERNAL MORTALITY IN TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL IN PESHAWAR - PAKISTAN. J Postgrad Med Inst [Internet]. 2012 Sep. 24 [cited 2024 Apr. 18];26(4). Available from: https://jpmi.org.pk/index.php/jpmi/article/view/1378
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