title: [Maternal mortality at the Charles Nicolle Hospital Maternity Department in Tunis between 1972 and 1975. With the exclusion of abortions (author's transl)].
abstract: The change in maternal mortality during the time of pregnancy, labour and the puerperium is similar in our department to that reported in many countries. The overall figure for maternal mortality between 1972 and 1975 is 0.54 per 1000 (54 per 100,000 deliveries. This is a halving of numbers as compared with our previous statistics. This improvement can be ascribed to several factors, which are increased in number and quality of medical and para-medical personnel, and the better environmental factors of the inhabitants of the region. On the other hand if mortality is looked at in relationship to aetiology, there has been no change in the order of the causes, which are principally haemorrhage and eclampsia. The former is avoidable in most cases by better prevention and blood replacement, which has to be fought for. The second, in spite of the drop of 50%, remains very worrying. Improvement in the prognosis for the mother depends on measures that are taken such as better equipment of maternity departments and informing and educating pregnant women.
mesh_terms: D004461:Eclampsia / Q000401:mortality; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education; D006801:Humans; D008428:Maternal Mortality; D009775:Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Hospital; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / Q000401:mortality; D011644:Puerperal Disorders / Q000401:mortality; D014416:Tunisia; D014592:Uterine Hemorrhage / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control
vernacular_title: La mortalité maternelle à la maternité de l'hôpital Charles Nicolle à Tunis de 1972 à 1975. Avortements exceptés.