Volume : X, Issue : II, February - 2020

Maternal near miss and maternal deaths in Kerala, India – a review

Dr Deepthy Balakrishnan

Abstract :

Aim– To determine the prevalence and pattern of near miss cases/ severe acute maternal morbidity cases and maternal deaths in a tertiary centre. Materials and methods – WHO 2011 criteria was used for identification of near miss cases. Results– In the study period of 2 years, there were 131 cases of severe maternal outcome (105 near miss and 26 maternal deaths). Maternal near miss incidence ratio is 5.62/ 1000 live births. Maternal near miss to mortality ratio is 4.03:1. The mortality index is 19.8%. Hemorrhage was the leading cause of near miss cases (44.76%) followed by hypertension(27.6%) but indirect causes(42.3%) led to maximum number of maternal deaths followed by hemorrhage. Among the indirect causes, cardiac and neurological disorder caused maximum mortality. Conclusion – Hemorrhage and hypertension were the leading causes of near miss but maternal mortality was more due to indirect causes. So it’s important to involve specialist doctors from other departments to improve care of mothers and hence reduce maternal deaths further

Keywords :

Article: Download PDF    DOI : 10.36106/ijar/7206503  

Cite This Article:

MATERNAL NEAR MISS AND MATERNAL DEATHS IN KERALA, INDIA‾A REVIEW, Dr Deepthy Balakrishnan INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-10 | Issue-2 | February-2020

Number of Downloads : 751

References :