Table 5 |
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Frequency and characteristics of near-miss cases and maternal death to near-miss ratios for 2002–2004. |
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| 2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
Total |
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| Deliveries (n) |
475 |
545 |
481 |
1501 |
| Live births |
433 |
502 |
443 |
1378 |
| Near-miss cases (n) |
85 |
71 |
55 |
211 |
| Referred from other facility [n (%)] |
68 (80.0) |
58 (81.7) |
44 (80.0) |
170 (80.6) |
| On arrival [n (%)] |
71(83.5) |
59 (83.1) |
49 (89.1) |
179 (84.8) |
| During hospitalisation |
*15 (17.6) |
12 (16.9) |
6 (10.9) |
33 (15.6) |
| Near-miss cases per 1000 deliveries |
178.9 |
130.3 |
114.3 140.6 |
|
| On arrival |
149.5 |
108.3 |
101.9 |
119.3 |
| During hospitalisation |
31.6 |
22.0 |
12.5 |
22.0 |
| Maternal deaths (n) |
17 |
16 |
11 |
44 |
| MMR/100,000 deliveries |
3578.9 |
2935.8 |
2286.9 |
2931.4 |
| Critically ill obstetric patients |
102 |
87 |
66 |
255 |
| Maternal death to near-miss ratio |
1: 5 |
1: 4.4 |
1: 5 |
1: 4.8 |
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MMR: maternal mortality ratio *One patient qualified as a near-miss on arrival and during hospitalisation |
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Oladapo et al. Reproductive Health 2005 2:9 doi:10.1186/1742-4755-2-9 |
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