Skip to main content

Table 3 Underlying causes and organ dysfunction in SMO

From: Incidence of maternal near miss in the public health sector of Harare, Zimbabwe: a prospective descriptive study

Underlying causes

MNM

MD

MI

(n = 110)

(n = 13)

N (%)

N (%)

(%)

Obstetric hemorrhage

35 (31.8)

2 (15.4)

5.4

 Hypertensive disorders

31 (28.2)

4 (30.6)

11.4

 Abortion related complications

22 (20)

3 (23.1)

12

 Pregnancy-related infection

15 (13.6)

1 (7.7)

6.3

 Ruptured ectopic pregnancy

11 (10)

0 (0)

0

 Medical disorder

4 (3.6)

3 (23.1)

75

 Parasuicide/suicide

1 (0.9)

1 (7.7)

50

 Unanticipated complications of management

1 (0.9)

0 (0)

0

Organ Dysfunction

 Cardiovascular dysfunction

72 (65.5)

10 (76.9)

 

 Respiratory dysfunction

23 (20.9)

9 (69.2)

 

 Coagulation/hematologic dysfunction

12 (10.9)

3 (23.1)

 

 Renal dysfunction

4 (3.6)

2 (15.4)

 

 Hepatic dysfunction

3 (2.7)

0 (0)

 

 Uterine dysfunction/hysterectomy

2 (1.8)

0 (0)

 
  1. SMO severe maternal outcomes which refers to women with life-threatening conditions and maternal deaths, MNM maternal near miss cases, MD maternal death cases, MI mortality index calculated as number of maternal deaths divided by the sum of women with life-threatening conditions and maternal deaths expressed as a percentage [MI = MD/ (MNM + MD)]