[Study on the maternal mortality ratio from 1995 to 2004 among residential and migrant women in Beijing].
OBJECTIVE
To analyze the maternal mortality ratio (MMR) of residential and migrant women in Beijing.


METHODS
A retrospective study from 1995 to 2004 was performed to analyze data from the maternal death cases.


RESULTS
The MMR of resident and migrant of Beijing from 1995 to 2004 were 17.9 and 51.3 per ten thousand respectively. The main reasons of maternal deaths among residents were embolism (21.2%), hypertensive disorder complicating pregnancy (18.3%), postpartum hemorrhage (14.4%) and ectopic pregnancy/heart disease (9.6%). The main reasons of migrant maternal deaths were postpartum hemorrhage (25.2%), embolism (19.7%), hypertensive disorder complicating pregnancy (17.3%) and liver disease (9.5%). The avoidable deaths were accounted for 18.9%.


CONCLUSIONS
The MMR in Beijing local residents was close to that in developed countries. To further reduce MMR in Beijing would depend on the better administration of related issues among floating population. Poor quatily delivery must be banned together with strengthening the training programs on health workers. It is also important to improve the knowledge and skills of medical staff for rescuing the complications of pregnancy and ectopic pregnancy.
Shen
Ru-gang
RG
Capital Medical University Affixed Beijing Obstetric and Gynecology Hospital Beijing Maternal and Child Health Hospital, Beijing 100026, China.
Yang
Hui-juan
HJ
Li
He
H
He
Fang
F
Ding
Hui
H
Deng
Xiao-hong
XH
Xiao
Xun
X
Liu
Gang
G
D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000401:mortality; D008427:Maternal Health Services; D008428:Maternal Mortality; D006473:Postpartum Hemorrhage / Q000401:mortality; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000401:mortality*; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / Q000401:mortality; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014171:Transients and Migrants / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*