PREVALENCE AND CAUSES OF MATERNAL MORTALITY AT A TERTIARY CARE TEACHING HOSPITAL IN WESTERN INDIA

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dc.contributor.authorThaker, Dr. Rajal Ven_US
dc.contributor.authorTyagi, Dr. Aditi Aen_US
dc.contributor.authorMakwana, Dr. Nilesh Men_US
dc.contributor.authorPatel, Dr. Foram Pen_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-21T11:38:02Z
dc.date.available2023-07-21T11:38:02Z
dc.date.issued2022-06
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: Maternal mortality is defined as the death of a woman while pregnant orwithin 42 days of termination of pregnancy irrespective of the duration and site of thepregnancy from any cause related to or aggravated by the pregnancy or its management, butnot from accidental or incidental causes. The death of a mother has profound consequenceson social and economic health and also on the development of a family and a nation. Theobjective of the current study is to determine the proportion of maternal mortality at ourtertiary care teaching hospital, to analyse the epidemiological parameters and causes ofmaternal mortality, to determine the importance of antenatal, intranatal and postnatal care inrelation to maternal mortality and to suggest preventive measures to reduce maternalmortality.Material and Methods: This retrospective observational study was carried out from 16thMay 2018 to 15th December 2020 at a tertiary care teaching hospital.Results: Out of 15,164 deliveries, there were 15,006 live births. During the study period, 29maternal deaths were recorded. Hence, Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) was 193.2.Majority, 12(41.4%) patients were in the age group of 21-25 years. Inadequate antenatal carewas taken by 14 (48.3%) patients and 11 (37.9%) patients had not taken any antenatal care.Maternal mortality occurred in 12(41.3%) and 17(58.7%) patients during antenatal andpostnatal period respectively. In 19(65.5%) patients, maternal mortality occurred due todirect obstetric causes and in 10 (34.5%) maternal mortality occurred due to indirect causes.Majority of mortality occurred due to delay in women seeking help.Conclusion: Majority of maternal mortality occurred due to delays at a community level inrecognizing an emergency situation and/or delays in decision to seek care at a health facility.Community awareness regarding the importance of antenatal care, danger signs, high riskpregnancy, institutional deliveries, postnatal care and family planning can help in reducingmaternal mortality by preventing delay at community level.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, SCL Hospital, Smt N H L Municipal Medical College, Ahmedabad 380006, Gujarat, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.citationThaker Dr. Rajal V, Tyagi Dr. Aditi A, Makwana Dr. Nilesh M, Patel Dr. Foram P. PREVALENCE AND CAUSES OF MATERNAL MORTALITY AT A TERTIARY CARE TEACHING HOSPITAL IN WESTERN INDIA. Indian Journal of Applied-Basic Medical Sciences. 2022 Jun; 38(24A): 1-10en_US
dc.identifier.issn0975-8917
dc.identifier.issn2249-7935
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/221006
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherBasic Medical Sciences Forumen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber24(A)en_US
dc.relation.volume38en_US
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.48165/ijabms.2022.243831en_US
dc.subjectmaternal mortalityen_US
dc.subjecthypertensive disordersen_US
dc.subjectsepsisen_US
dc.titlePREVALENCE AND CAUSES OF MATERNAL MORTALITY AT A TERTIARY CARE TEACHING HOSPITAL IN WESTERN INDIAen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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