Overview of Maternal Near Miss in a Teaching Hospital in Eastern Nepal

Authors

  • Amar Nath Chaudhary Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Nobel Medical College, Biratnagar, Nepal
  • Gehanath Baral Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Nobel Medical College, Biratnagar, Nepal
  • Shanti Subedi Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Nobel Medical College, Biratnagar, Nepal
  • Pratibha Kaphle Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Nobel Medical College, Biratnagar, Nepal
  • Rajan Kumar Shah Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Nobel Medical College, Biratnagar, Nepal

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/jonmc.v13i2.75003

Keywords:

Maternal Death, Near miss, Pregnancy outcome

Abstract

Background: A maternal near-miss case study measures life-threatening pregnancy complications and allows the assessment of the quality of obstetric care.

Materials and Methods: A Cross-Sectional study was carried out for a year in the maternity ward of a teaching hospital and a descriptive analysis was performed.

Results: There were 162 maternal near-miss cases, 9 maternal deaths, and 6779 live births witha maternal near-miss ratio of 23 per 1000 live births. The mean age of the near-miss women was 26.4±6.3 years. Haemorrhage, hypertensive disease in pregnancy, ruptured uterus, and ICU admissions are the commonest complications arising in such cases.

Conclusion: Maternal near-miss incidence is similar to global data but the mortality indexappears slightly

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Amar Nath Chaudhary, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Nobel Medical College, Biratnagar, Nepal

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Published

2024-12-31

How to Cite

Chaudhary, A. N., Baral, G., Subedi, S., Kaphle, P., & Shah, R. K. (2024). Overview of Maternal Near Miss in a Teaching Hospital in Eastern Nepal. Journal of Nobel Medical College, 13(2), 83–87. https://doi.org/10.3126/jonmc.v13i2.75003

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Vol. 13 No. 2 (2024)

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