Table 4 End of pregnancy and pregnancy outcomes in our study population
From: Maternal near miss and quality of maternal health care in Baghdad, Iraq
Potentially life-threatening conditions | Maternal near-miss cases | Maternal deaths | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N= | 212 | N= | 129. | N= | 16 | |
n | % | n | % | n | % | |
End of pregnancy | ||||||
Vaginal delivery | 46 | 21.70% | 37 | 28.68% | 3 | 18.75% |
Caesarean Section | 107 | 50.47% | 78 | 60.47% | 11 | 68.75% |
Complete abortion | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
Curettage / vacuum aspiration | 7 | 3.30% | 5 | 3.88% | 0 | 0.00% |
Medical methods for uterine evacuation | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
Laparotomy for ectopic pregnancy | 39 | 18.40% | 1 | 0.78% | 1 | 6.25% |
Other | 4 | 1.89% | 2 | 1.55% | 0 | 0.00% |
Unknown | 2 | 0.94% | 1 | 0.78% | 0 | 0.00% |
Women still pregnant at hospital discharge or death | 7 | 3.30% | 5 | 3.88% | 1 | 6.25% |
Caesarean section rate* | n/a | 69.93% | n/a | 67.83% | n/a | 78.57% |
Preterm births | 57 | 37.25% | 42 | 36.52% | 8 | 57.14% |
Stillbirths | 32 | 20.92% | 23 | 20.00% | 6 | 42.86% |
Perinatal deaths** | 65 | 42.48% | 50 | 43.48% | 7 | 50.00% |