An analysis of trends in maternal mortality at a tertiary care teaching hospital of Western Rajasthan, India: a four year retrospective study

Authors

  • Neha Agrawal Department of Community Medicine, Dr. S. N. Medical College, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
  • Sandeep Kumar Uppadhaya Department of Community Medicine, Dr. S. N. Medical College, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
  • Afzal Hakim Department of Community Medicine, Dr. S. N. Medical College, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
  • Manish Mittal Department of Community Medicine, Dr. S. N. Medical College, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20170773

Keywords:

Antenatal care, Direct & indirect cause, Hospital stay, MMR

Abstract

Background: Maternal mortality reflects not only the adequacy of health care services of any country or state but also the standard of living and socio-economic status of the community. India is among those countries, which has a very high maternal mortality ratio; the state of Rajasthan having the third highest maternal mortality in the country. This study was done to assess the maternal mortality in a tertiary hospital situated in Jodhpur, a city in Western Rajasthan where large numbers of patients are referred from rural parts in and around the city.

Methods: This study was done to assess the trends in maternal mortality at a tertiary medical college hospital situated in Western Rajasthan. A retrospective hospital based study was carried out in the Obstetrics and Gynaecology Department of Ummaid hospital, Dr S. N. Medical College situated in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India over a period of 4 years from July 2010 to June 2014.

Results: During the study period spanning 4 years, there were in total 84,746 live births with 195 maternal deaths. The mean maternal mortality ratio for the four year period was found to be 230.1 per lakh live births.

Conclusions: The maternal mortality was quite high than the national average.

References

Park K. Preventive medicine in obstetric, Paediatrics and geriatrics: Park's Text Book of Preventive and Social Medicine. 22th edition. p. 557; 493.

Sample Registration System. Maternal Mortality Ratio Bulletin 2011-13. Available at http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011-common/Sample_Registration_System.html. Accessed 28 August 2016.

Annual Health Survey. 2011-12 Fact Sheet Rajasthan. Available at http://www.censusindia.gov.in/vital_statistics/AHSBulletins/AHS_Factsheets_2011_12.html. Accessed 28 August 2016.

Bangal VB, Giri PA, Garg R. Maternal Mortality at a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital of Rural India: A Retrospective Study. Int J Biol Med Res. 2011;2 (4):1043-6.

Mootha S, Bathula U. Evaluation of Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR) at a High Volume Tertiary Referral Centre: What are we Missing? A Study Spanning 85,404 Live Births Over 9 Years. IJSR. 2013;4(1):302-4.

Haralkar SJ, Pore PD, Khandekar SV, Haralkar AS, Tapare. Study of Maternal Mortality At Tertiary Govt. Hospital In Solapur, Western Maharashtra. IJMCH. 2012;14(2):1-8.

Bardale RV, Dixit PG. Pregnancy-related deaths: A Three-year retrospective study. J Indian Acad Forensic Med. 2010;32 (1):15-8.

Zaman S, Beguma AA. Maternal mortality at a rural medical college of Assam: a retrospective study. J Obstet Gynaecol Barpeta. 2014;1(1):46-51.

Downloads

Published

2017-02-22

How to Cite

Agrawal, N., Uppadhaya, S. K., Hakim, A., & Mittal, M. (2017). An analysis of trends in maternal mortality at a tertiary care teaching hospital of Western Rajasthan, India: a four year retrospective study. International Journal Of Community Medicine And Public Health, 4(3), 864–867. https://doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20170773

Issue

Section

Original Research Articles