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Table 2 Indicators of severe maternal morbidity, severe maternal outcomes and facility care in South-west Ethiopia

From: Incidence and determinants of severe maternal outcome in Jimma University teaching hospital, south-West Ethiopia: a prospective cross-sectional study

Characteristics

Number of cases

Proportion

Cases with severe maternal morbidity and severe maternal outcome

364

13.3%

Women with severe maternal morbidity (per 1000 live births)

202

73.8

Severe maternal outcome ratio (per 1000 live births)

162

59.2

Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births)

24

876.9

Maternal near-miss ratio (per 1000 live births)

138

50.4

Hospital access indicators

Severe maternal outcome identified on arrival or within 12 h of hospital stay

116

71.6%

Mothers who died on arrival or within 12 h of hospital stay

12

50%

Severe maternal outcome cases referred to the study facility

112

96.6%

Intra-hospital care

Transfusion per total live births

148

5.2%

Intensive care unit admission per total live births

24

0.9%

Intensive care unit admission among women with severe maternal outcome

24

14.8%

Cases of maternal death managed in the ordinary ward (out of intensive care unit)

14

58.3%

Laparotomy per total live births

82

2.9%

Rate of intra-hospital severe maternal outcome (per 1000 live births)

46

16.8

Patients referred out from Jimma University Teaching Hospital (per 100 cases of severe maternal outcome)

5

3.0%

Intra-Hospital deaths

12

50%