Incidence, causes and correlates of maternal near-miss morbidity: a multi-centre cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To explore the incidence and factors associated with maternal near-miss.

Design

Cross-sectional study with an embedded case-control study.

Setting

Three tertiary referral hospitals in southern Ghana.

Population

All women admitted to study facilities with pregnancy-related complications or for birth.

Methods

An adapted version of the WHO Maternal Near Miss Screening Tool was used to identify maternal near-miss cases. These were compared with unmatched controls (uncomplicated deliveries) in a ratio of 1:2.

Main outcome measures

Incidence of maternal near-miss, maternal near-miss to maternal mortality ratio, and cause of and factors associated with maternal near-miss.

Results

Out of 8433 live births, 288 maternal near-miss cases and

SUBMITTER: Oppong SA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6459711 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature