Severe maternal outcomes in eastern Ethiopia: Application of the adapted maternal near miss tool.

ABSTRACT:

Background

With the reduction of maternal mortality, maternal near miss (MNM) has been used as a complementary indicator of maternal health. The objective of this study was to assess the frequency of MNM in eastern Ethiopia using an adapted sub-Saharan Africa MNM tool and compare its applicability with the original WHO MNM tool.

Methods

We applied the sub-Saharan Africa and WHO MNM criteria to 1054 women admitted with potentially life-threatening conditions (including 28 deaths) in Hiwot Fana Specialized University Hospital and Jugel Hospital between January 2016 and April 2017. Discharge records were examined to identify deaths or women who developed MNM according to the sub-Saharan or WHO criteria. We calculated and compared MNM and severe maternal outcome ratios. Mortalit

SUBMITTER: Tura AK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6235311 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature