MATERNAL MORTALITY RATE (MMR) IN LGH LAHORE
| Main Author: | Dr. Rohma Akhtar, Dr. Hannana Akhtar, Dr. Sehrish Mansoor, Dr. Moshayyadah Akhtar, Dr. Rana Muhammad Akhtar Khan |
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| Format: | Article |
| Bahasa: | eng |
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, 2018
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https://zenodo.org/record/1561890 |
Daftar Isi:
- Objective; To determine the frequency of maternal mortality rate (MMR) in LGH Lahore Methodology: This was a retrospective analysis done at LGH Lahore during January 2017 to December 2017. In this study all the females of any age presented with any length of pregnancy either booked or unbooked were included. The cases with any accident or other medical causes like end stage liver, renal or heart failure were excluded. Detailed sociodemographic and clinical data was assessed and they were looked for the cause of death through their hospital data analysis. Results: In the present study there were total 4730 deliveries at LGH hospital and out of these 21 deaths occurred due to various causes and the MMR was 444/100,000 liver births. Majority of deaths occurred between age group 21 to 30 years affecting 13 (61.90%) of cases. Mortality was also high in cases that were uneducated (76.19%), had rural residence (80.95%), belonged to poor socioeconomic status (90.47%) and were multiparous (66.67%). PPH was the most common cause seen in 7 (33.33%) of cases followed by sepsis seen in 5 (23.81%) of cases. Conclusion: Maternal mortality rate is still high in Pakistan and is more in cases with poor socioeconomic status, rural residence, un booked cases and PPH is the leading cause to death. Key words: MMR, PPH Objective; To determine the frequency of maternal mortality rate (MMR) in LGH Lahore Methodology: This was a retrospective analysis done at LGH Lahore during January 2017 to December 2017. In this study all the females of any age presented with any length of pregnancy either booked or unbooked were included. The cases with any accident or other medical causes like end stage liver, renal or heart failure were excluded. Detailed sociodemographic and clinical data was assessed and they were looked for the cause of death through their hospital data analysis. Results: In the present study there were total 4730 deliveries at LGH hospital and out of these 21 deaths occurred due to various causes and the MMR was 444/100,000 liver births. Majority of deaths occurred between age group 21 to 30 years affecting 13 (61.90%) of cases. Mortality was also high in cases that were uneducated (76.19%), had rural residence (80.95%), belonged to poor socioeconomic status (90.47%) and were multiparous (66.67%). PPH was the most common cause seen in 7 (33.33%) of cases followed by sepsis seen in 5 (23.81%) of cases. Conclusion: Maternal mortality rate is still high in Pakistan and is more in cases with poor socioeconomic status, rural residence, un booked cases and PPH is the leading cause to death. Key words: MMR, PPH