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Table 4 A comparison of near-miss events and primary causes of maternal deaths

From: "Near-miss" obstetric events and maternal deaths in Sagamu, Nigeria: a retrospective study

Complication

NME

*Maternal deaths

P

LTOC (%)

Mortality index (%)

 

n (%)

n (%)

 

n (%)

 

Haemorrhage

73 (30.2)

9 (22.0)

0.284

82 (29.0)

11.0

Early pregnancy

24 (9.9)

1 (2.4)

0.145

25 (8.8)

4.0

Ectopic pregnancy

24

1

0.145

25 (8.8)

4.0

Abortion

0

0

 

0.0 (0.0)

0.0

Late pregnancy

49 (20.2)

8 (19.5)

0.914

57 (20.1)

14.0

Placenta praevia

8

0

0.608

8 (2.8)

0.0

Abruptio placentae

11

0

0.376

11 (3.9)

0.0

Postpartum haemorrhage

30

8

0.217

38 (13.4)

21.1

Hypertension

76 (31.4)

13 (31.7)

0.969

89 (31.4)

14.6

Eclampsia

39

10

0.195

49 (17.3)

20.4

Severe pre-eclampsia

37

3

0.175

40 (14.1)

7.5

Dystocia

47 (19.4)

6 (14.6)

0.467

53 (18.7)

11.3

Uterine rupture

10

6

0.017

16 (5.7)

37.5

Impending rupture

37

0

0.007

37 (13.1)

0.0

Infection

20 (8.3)

8 (19.5)

0.042

28 (9.9)

28.6

Anaemia

26 (10.7)

5 (12.2)

0.787

31 (11.0)

16.1

Total

242 (100.0)

41 (100.0)

 

283 (100.0)

14.5

  1. *Excluding anaesthetic death (n = 1), pulmonary embolism (n = 1) and pre-existing medical disease (n = 1)
  2. Mortality index = maternal deaths divided by life-threatening obstetric conditions
  3. LTOC: life-threatening obstetric condition
  4. NME: near-miss events