Have Maternal Mortalities Been Decreased Since Last Decade with Improving Maternity Care?

Aim: To investigate maternal mortalities in Zonguldak province between 2005-2013 years. Material and Method: The deaths recorded by %u201Cmaternal mortality forms%u201D reported to Local Health Authority between 2005-2013 years were investigated. Totally 20 cases were investigated for gravida, parity, educational status, the time of death, whether the delay was present or not in the death and the causes of death. Results: The mean age, gravida and parities of 20 cases were 30,6±5,9 ages, 2,75± 1,8 and 1,65± 1,2 respectively. Of the maternal mortalities 9 were due to indirect, 7 were due to direct and 4 were due to coincidental causes. 23.7 % of deaths were occured in the antepartum and 76,3 % in the postpartum period. 7(53%) of 13 postpartum deaths were in the first week and the rest 6(47%) were within the first month.Discussion: There has been serious decrease in the maternal mortality rates in our country after the health transformation politics since 2005. The maternal mortality rates in our study were parallel to Turkish statistics. We hope that we can decrease the mortality rates to minimal levels by holding on the systematic studies on the causes of maternal mortalities and increasing the antepartum and postpartum care