Maternal near miss and quality of maternal health care in Baghdad, Iraq.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The maternal near-miss concept has been developed as an instrument for assisting health systems to evaluate and improve their quality of care. Our study aimed at studying the characteristics and quality of care provided to women with severe complications in Baghdad through the use of the World Health Organization (WHO) near-miss approach for maternal health.

Methods

This is a facility-based, cross-sectional study conducted in 6 public hospitals in Baghdad between March 1, 2010 and the June 30, 2010. WHO near-miss approach was utilized to analyze the data in terms of indicators of maternal near miss and access to and quality of maternal care.

Results

The maternal near-miss rate was low at 5.06 per 1,000 live births, while the overall maternal near miss: mort

SUBMITTER: Jabir M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3558361 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature