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Maternal Mortality Rate in the Obstetric Unit of University Kebangsaan Malaysia: 1981–1990
Author(s) -
Abdullah Ashar,
Mahmood Jemilah H.,
Adeeb Nafisah
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.597
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1447-0756
pISSN - 1340-9654
DOI - 10.1111/j.1447-0756.1995.tb01014.x
Subject(s) - medicine , maternal mortality rate , obstetrics , mortality rate , maternal death , pediatrics , population , surgery , health services , environmental health
This paper analyses maternal mortality as seen in the Obstetric Unit of the University Kebangsaan Malaysia. During the 10 year study period, the maternal mortality rate was 74 / 100,000 total births. Women who were non‐booked, aged above 40 years, gradmultiparous and of India ethnicity were at the highest risk of maternal death. The commonest causes of death were hemorrhage, hypertension, embolism and sepsis. Post‐mortem examinations were performed in only 8.2% of women who died.