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Maternal Mortality in a Rural Based Teaching Hospital
Author(s) -
Santpur Suresh Rao,
Savaikar S.V.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
asia‐oceania journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.597
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1447-0756
pISSN - 0389-2328
DOI - 10.1111/j.1447-0756.1980.tb00496.x
Subject(s) - maternal mortality rate , medicine , yardstick , demography , mortality rate , rural area , abortion , obstetric transition , population , developing country , birth rate , pregnancy , environmental health , research methodology , maternal health , economic growth , health services , geometry , mathematics , pathology , sociology , biology , economics , genetics
The studies of Maternal Mortality from time to time is a good yardstick to assess the standard of Maternal care available to the population. The Maternal Mortality rate in developing countries, like ours, does not show a demonstrable decrease at least in rural areas. Most of the papers published are from urban areas with all modern facilities. Therefore a study of Maternal Mortality in a rural based teaching hospital like Wanless Hospital Miraj, India was undertaken. The Maternal deaths for over a period of 5 years were analysed taking the FIGO definition and classification as the basis. The Maternal Mortality rate during this period was 18 per 1000 total births and 14.8 per 1000 total births when abortion deaths are excluded. The main causes of death, their preventability or otherwise, are discussed and also the means suggested to reduce it in rural areas.