title: Obstetric near miss morbidity and maternal mortality in a Tertiary Care Centre in Western Rajasthan.
abstract: Obstetric near-miss (ONM) describes a situation of lethal complication during pregnancy, labor or puerperium in which the woman survives either because of medical care or just by chance. In a cross-sectional observational study, five factor scoring system was used to identify the near-miss cases from all the cases of severe obstetric morbidity. Assessment of the causes of maternal mortality and near-miss obstetric cases was done. The ONM rate in this study was 4.18/1000 live births. Totally 54 maternal deaths occurred during this period, resulting in a ratio of 202 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births. Hemorrhage, hypertension and sepsis were major causes of near-miss maternal morbidity and mortality, respectively in descending order.
authors.affiliation: Senior Resident, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Dr. S. N. Medical College, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India.
authors.forename: Priyanka
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kalra
authors.forename: Chetan Prakash
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Kachhwaha
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008428:Maternal Mortality; D009017:Morbidity; D007744:Obstetric Labor Complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D062606:Tertiary Care Centers / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*