Evaluation of severe maternal outcomes to assess quality of maternal health care at a tertiary center.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Maternal mortality and near-miss index reflect the quality of care provided by a health facility. The World Health Organization recently published near-miss approach where strict near- miss criteria based on markers of organ dysfunction are defined.

Objectives

The aim of the study was to determine the frequency of severe maternal complications, maternal near-miss cases and maternal deaths, to analyze causes of near-miss and maternal mortality and to determine the values of maternal near-miss indicators.

Methods

This was a prospective observational study conducted at a tertiary care centre in North India from January 2012 - March 2013. WHO's near-miss approach was implemented for evaluation of severe maternal outcomes and to assess the quality of maternal he

SUBMITTER: Sangeeta G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4342389 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature