Volume : IX, Issue : I, January - 2019

Maternal mortality in a tertiary care hospital -A one year(study) Review

Dr. T. Kumuda, Dr. B. Indira

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Objectives: To study the maternal deaths and to assess the epidemiological and aetiological factors contributing to them. Method: This was a one year retrospective study carried out in the department of obstetrics and gynaecology, Kurnool Medical College, Government General hospital, Kurnool over a period of one year from January 2016 to December2016. Results: A total of 54 maternal deaths occurred. Most affected age group was 18–20years.Maternal deaths were more in Primiparous women and in the women hailing from rural areas.Deaths reported more in Preterm pregnancies. Most of them were illiterates and unbooked cases. Direct causes accounted for 65% of maternal deaths, where as 35% of maternal deaths were due to indirect causes. CONCLUSION: Most of the maternal deaths are preventable. Regular antenatal checkups, early referral, skilled obstetric care can prevent most of the maternal deaths

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MATERNAL MORTALITY IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL -A ONE YEAR(STUDY) REVIEW, Dr.T.Kumuda, Dr.B.Indira INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-9 | Issue-1 | January-2019

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