Open AccessPostpartum Maternal Morbidity Requiring Hospital Admission in A Teaching Hospital: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study
Author(s) -
Pravin Shrestha,
Vibha Mahato,
Smita Shrestha Karmacharya
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of nepal medical association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.176
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 1815-672X
pISSN - 0028-2715
DOI - 10.31729/jnma.5125
Subject(s) - medicine , eclampsia , confidence interval , obstetrics and gynaecology , obstetrics , cross sectional study , postpartum period , maternal death , pediatrics , sepsis , teaching hospital , preeclampsia , postpartum haemorrhage , pregnancy , population , family medicine , genetics , environmental health , pathology , biology
Major concern shifts from mother to newborn in postnatal period. Postpartum complications contribute to a lot of maternal morbidity and mortality. This study aims to determine the prevalence of morbidities in women following delivery at Manipal Teaching Hospital so as to identify and improve maternal quality care.