Maternal deaths in the Kilimanjaro region of Tanzania.
The maternal deaths in a supra-regional reference hospital between 1971 and 1977 are reviewed and avoidable factors discussed. Improvements in ante-natal care have diminished the number of deaths from obstetric causes and as a result deaths from associated diseases are assuming greater significance. Particular attention is drawn to the enterocolitis group of diseases which account for 15% of the total deaths in this series. The effect of pregnancy on amoebic colitis has not been widely appreciated.
D000328:Adult; D002585:Cesarean Section / Q000401:mortality; D004761:Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous / Q000401:mortality; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008428:Maternal Mortality; D007744:Obstetric Labor Complications / Q000401:mortality; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000401:mortality; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000401:mortality; D011644:Puerperal Disorders / Q000401:mortality; D013636:Tanzania; D014597:Uterine Rupture / Q000401:mortality