Maternal deaths: Initial report of an on-going monitoring of maternal deaths at the Federal Medical Centre Katsina, Northwest Nigeria

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dc.contributor.authorOkusanya, BO
dc.contributor.authorAigere, EOS
dc.contributor.authorAbe, A
dc.contributor.authorIbrahim, HM
dc.contributor.authorSalawu, RA
dc.date.accessioned2022-08-30T13:47:55Z
dc.date.available2022-08-30T13:47:55Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.descriptionScholarly articleen_US
dc.description.abstractAbstract Objectives: To assess the maternal mortality ratio (MMR) from data collected as maternal deaths occurred over a 4-year period. Methods: A Departmental database established in 2008 was used to keep data on deliveries and maternal deaths as they occurred. The causes of death were decided after a meeting reviewed the case. Analysis was done using Microsoft Excel software and results presented in means and frequencies. Results: Eight thousand two hundred and twenty live deliveries that occurred were complicated by 68 maternal deaths. The MMR was 827/100 000 live births. The MMR for unbooked women was four times higher than for booked women. Obstetric haemorrhage was the main (21.6%) direct cause of death followed by preeclampsia/eclampsia (18.9%). While anaemia was the leading (8.1%) indirect cause of death, tetanus in the puerperium reared its head as an emerging (5.4%) indirect cause of maternal death. None of the women ever used contraceptives. Most deaths occurred in teenage mothers (23.5%), unbooked women (86%) and in the postpartum period (69%). Conclusion: The MMR was high and tetanus in puerperium emerged as an indirect cause of maternal deaths. There is a need to curb the emergence of tetanus in the puerperium as a cause of maternal death.en_US
dc.identifier.citationOkusanya BO, Aigere EOS, Abe A, Ibrahim HM, Salawu RA. Maternal deaths: Initial report of an on-going monitoring of maternal deaths at the Federal Medical Centre Katsina, Northwest Nigeria. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2013; 26(9):885-8en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.unilag.edu.ng/handle/123456789/11122
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectMaternal mortalityen_US
dc.subjecttetanus in pregnancyen_US
dc.subjectmaternal deathen_US
dc.subjectResearch Subject Categories::MEDICINE::Surgery::Obstetrics and women's diseasesen_US
dc.titleMaternal deaths: Initial report of an on-going monitoring of maternal deaths at the Federal Medical Centre Katsina, Northwest Nigeriaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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