From: Maternal Near Miss and quality of care in a rural Rwandan hospital
No severe complication (%) | Potentially life-threatening conditions (%) | Maternal near miss cases (%) | Maternal deaths (%) | All women | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
3922 | 332 | 86 | 13 | 4353 | |
End of pregnancy | |||||
Vaginal Delivery | 2344 (59.8) | 113 (34.1) | 18 (20.9) | 7 (53.8) | 2482 (57.1) |
Vacuum Extraction | 156 (3.9) | 37 (11.1) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 193 (4.4) |
Cesarean section | 1277 (32.6) | 125 (37.7) | 37 (43) | 3 (23.1) | 1442 (33.1) |
Complete abortion, vacuum aspiration/curettage | 94 (2.4) | 33 (9.9) | 7 (8.1) | 0 (0.0) | 134 (3.1) |
Laparotomy for ruptured uterus | 0 (0.0) | 3 (0.9) | 11 (12.8) | 1 (7.7) | 15 (0.3) |
Women discharged or died still pregnant | 17 (0.4) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (15.4) | 19 (0.4) |
Laparotomy for ectopic pregnancy | 34 (0.9) | 21 (6.3) | 13 (15.2) | 0 (0.0) | 68 (1.6) |
Cesarean section ratea | n/a (33.8) | n/a (45) | n/a (56.1) | n/a (27.3) | n/a (34.9) |
Preterm Birth | 268 (7.1) | 32 (11.5) | 5 (7.6) | 2 (18.1) | 307 (7.4) |
Fresh Stillbirth | 46 (1.2) | 5 (1.8) | 6 (9.1) | 3 (27.3) | 60 (1.5) |
Macerated Stillbirth | 76 (2.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (9.1) | 77 (1.9) |
Perinatal deathb | 107 (2.83) | 17 (6.1) | 6 (9.1) | 5 (45.5) | 130 (3.1) |