Incidence and causes of maternal near-miss in selected hospitals of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Because maternal mortality is a rare event, it is important to study maternal near-miss as a complement to evaluate and improve the quality of obstetric care. Thus, the study was conducted with the aim of assessing the incidence and causes of maternal near-miss.

Methods

A facility-based cross-sectional study was conducted in five selected public hospitals of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from May 1, 2015 to April 30, 2016. All maternal near-miss cases admitted to the selected hospitals during the study period were prospectively recruited. World Health Organization criteria were used to identify maternal near-miss cases. The number of maternal near-miss cases over one year per 1000 live births occurring during the same year was calculated to determine the incidence of mate

SUBMITTER: Liyew EF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5460898 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature