Table 7 Process outcome indicators related with specific conditions among women with severe maternal outcomes (maternal near miss and maternal deaths)
From: Maternal near miss and quality of maternal health care in Baghdad, Iraq
n | % | |
|---|---|---|
Prevention of postpartum hemorrhage | ||
Target population: women giving birth in health facilities | 132 | 100.00% |
Oxytocin | 114 | 86.36% |
Any uterotonic (including oxytocin) | 115 | 87.12% |
Treatment of severe postpartum hemorrhage | ||
Target population: women with severe PPH | 84 | 100.00% |
Oxytocin | 57 | 67.86% |
Ergometrine | 52 | 61.90% |
Misoprostol | 35 | 41.67% |
Other uterotonics | 3. | 3.57% |
Any of the above uterotonics | 57 | 67.86% |
Tranexamic acid | 6 | 7.14% |
Removal of retained products | 16 | 19.05% |
Balloon or condom tamponade | 1. | 1.19% |
Artery ligation | 4 | 4.76% |
Hysterectomy | 50 | 59.52% |
Abdominal packing | 4 | 4.76% |
Proportion of cases with SMO | 80 | 95.24% |
Mortality | 6. | 7.14% |
Anticonvulsants for Eclampsia | ||
Target population: women with eclampsia | 43 | 100.00% |
Magnesium sulfate | 29 | 67.44% |
Other anticonvulsant | 22 | 51.16% |
Any anticonvulsant | 40 | 93.02% |
Proportion of cases with SMO | 26 | 60.47% |
Mortality | 4 | 9.30% |
Prevention of caesarean section related infection | ||
Target population: women undergoing caesarean section | 107 | 100.00% |
Prophylactic antibiotic during caesarean section | 65 | 60.75% |
Treatment for sepsis | ||
Target population: women with sepsis | 10 | 100.00% |
Parenteral therapeutic antibiotics | 10 | 100.00% |
Proportion of cases with SMO | 6 | 60.00% |
Mortality | 2 | 20.00% |
Ruptured uterus | ||
Target population: women with ruptured uterus | 29 | 100.00% |
Laparotomy | 28 | 96.55% |
Laparotomy after 3 hours of hospital stay | 5 | 17.24% |
Proportion of cases with SMO | 24 | 82.76% |
Mortality | 3 | 10.34% |
Preterm birth | ||
Target population: women having a preterm delivery after 3 hours of hospital stay | 18 | 100.00% |
Corticosteroids for fetal lung maturation | 10 | 55.56% |