Open AccessRetrospective study of maternal mortality in a tertiary hospital in Egypt
Author(s) -
Ahmed A El Daba,
Yasser Mohamed Amr,
Hesham Mohamed Marouf,
Manal Mostafa
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
al-banǧ. maqālāt wa abḥāṯ fī al-taẖdīr wa-al-in’āš
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0259-1162
DOI - 10.4103/0259-1162.69303
Subject(s) - medicine , amniotic fluid embolism , eclampsia , maternal death , retrospective cohort study , obstetrics , uterine rupture , accidental , mortality rate , obstetric anesthesia , pregnancy , population , uterus , surgery , genetics , physics , environmental health , acoustics , biology
Making efforts to decrease maternal mortality rate is a moral, economic and human rights related issue. This issue could not be handled without investigation of maternal mortality related factors. The role of anesthesia in maternal mortality in developing countries is obscure. The aim of the study is to estimate the prevalence, causes and risk factors of maternal mortality related to anesthesia.