OBJECTIVES The analysis of maternal mortality is an important instrument for quality assurance in Obstetrics and should be accomplished periodically. This study analysed cases of maternal mortality between 1995 and 2004. METHODS The Federal Statistical Office (BFS) provided all death certificates between 1995 and 2004 with an ICD-10 code in the obstetric field (indicated by the letter O). Add...

PROFUSE heemorrhage occuring prior to, or shortly after, the birth of a child, is always a dangerous, and often a fatal, complication, although with proper diagnosis and treatment the maternal death rate should be very low. Practically all varieties of ante-partum hemorrhage, with the exception of those originating from lacerations of the genital tract, are due to a partial separation of the pl...

OBJECTIVE To describe the management and outcomes of placenta accreta, increta, and percreta in the UK. DESIGN A population-based descriptive study using the UK Obstetric Surveillance System (UKOSS). SETTING All 221 UK hospitals with obstetrician-led maternity units. POPULATION All women diagnosed with placenta accreta, increta, and percreta in the UK between May 2010 and April 2011. ME...

OBJECTIVE To review the association between major causes of maternal mortality and vitamin A, trying to determine if these associations are causal in nature, and to highlight possible biological pathways that may explain vitamin A effects. DESIGN Literature review, observational studies and clinical trials. The strength of association was determined by applying Bradford Hill criteria of causa...

OBJECTIVES Following the results of the Confidential Enquiries into Maternal Deaths report, which claims two maternal deaths annually in the UK from postpartum haemorrhage, our aim was to assess the accuracy of 'visual estimation of blood loss' and produce suitable pictorial and written algorithms to aid in the recognition and management of massive obstetric haemorrhage. DESIGN Observational ...

OBJECTIVE To validate the verbal autopsy tool for stillbirths of the World Health Organization (WHO) by using hospital diagnosis of the underlying cause of stillbirth (the gold standard) and to compare the fraction of stillbirths attributed to various specific causes through hospital assessment versus verbal autopsy. METHODS In a hospital in Chandigarh, we prospectively studied all stillbirth...

OBJECTIVE To compare the effectiveness of per rectal misoprostol over oxytocin in primary postpartum haemorrhage (PPH). STUDY DESIGN Randomised controlled trial study. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY Gynaecology and Obstetrics Department, Unit IV, Bolan Medical Complex Hospital, Quetta, from September 2013 to February 2014. METHODOLOGY Emergency obstetric patients receiving per rectal misopro...

AIM Evaluation of the predictors of maternal mortality among critically ill obstetric patients managed at the intensive care unit (ICU). METHODS A case control study to evaluate the predictors of maternal mortality among critically ill obstetric patients managed at the intensive care unit (ICU) of the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Ilorin, Nigeria from 1st January 2010 to 30th June 2...

Objective: To evaluate factors associated with Pregnancy-related Kidney Injury (PRAKI) in women admitted to high dependent care unit at Women and Newborn Hospital Lusaka, Zambia
 Methodology: This was an unmatched case-control study conducted the high-dependent Lusaka. Study participants were recruited consecutively by convenient sampling. Participants’ medical records reviewed capture ser...

OBJECTIVES The study aimed to identify the effects of maternal tobacco consumption during pregnancy and other factors on birth outcomes and obstetric complications in Karachi, Pakistan. DESIGN A multicentre hospital-based case-control study. SETTING Four leading maternity hospitals of Karachi. PARTICIPANTS A random sample of 1275 women coming to the gynaecology and obstetric department of...