| Autor: |
Khatun K; Dr Kashefa Khatun, Junior Consultant (Gynae), Dhubaura Upazilla Health Complex, Mymensingh, Bangladesh., Ara R, Aleem NT, Khan S, Husein S, Alam S, Roy AS |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Zdroj: |
Mymensingh medical journal : MMJ [Mymensingh Med J] 2015 Jan; Vol. 24 (1), pp. 103-7. |
| Abstrakt: |
Maternal mortality is the leading causes of death and disability of reproductive age in the developing countries. Bangladesh is one of the developing countries where maternal mortality is very high. The purpose of the present study was to see the causes of maternal deaths at Obstetrics and Gynaecology ward. This retrospective study was carried out in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH). All maternal deaths were included in this study from July 2003 to June 2004 for a period of one year. The incidence of maternal death was 18.5/1000 live birth. Hypertensive disorder of pregnancy (41.84%) was the most common cause of maternal death followed by unsafe abortions (21.4%), PPH (10.2%), obstructed labour (8.2%). Among 98 patients 36(36.7%) cases are died due to eclampsia. Death due to pre-eclampsia (5.1%), unsafe Abortion (21.4%), Obstetric haemorrhage (18.4%) and obstructed labour (8.3%) were commonly found in this study. The study permits to conclude that Hypertensive disorder of pregnancy is the leading cause of pregnancy related deaths followed by unsafe abortions and obstetric haemorrhage. Other causes include obstructed labour, anaesthetic complications and others. |
| Databáze: |
MEDLINE |
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