| Maternal mortality in an urban hospital. A fifteen-year survey. | |
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PMID: 1256727 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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A 15-year survey of maternal mortality in a large urban hospital revealed an overall rate of 2.95 deaths per 10,000 pregnancies (3.44 per 10,000 live births), representing 31 maternal deaths among approximately 105,000 deliveries and spontaneous and therapeutic abortions. This rate showed marked improvement during the 15-year period, ie, 6.56 per 10,000 pregnancies for the first 5 years as compared to only 1.37 per 10,000 pregnancies for the last 10 years. In contrast to the classic triad of causes of maternal death--toxemia, hemorrhage, and spesis--the principal cause of death in this series was amniotic fluid embolism. Other aspects of the causes of death and of the findings are discussed. Among the 32 fetuses, total fetal wastage was 63%, with a neonatal mortality of 8% and a fetal mortality of 46%. |
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Authors:
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D K Guha-Ray |
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Obstetrics and gynecology Volume: 47 ISSN: 0029-7844 ISO Abbreviation: Obstet Gynecol Publication Date: 1976 Apr |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1976-06-02 Completed Date: 1976-06-02 Revised Date: 2009-10-26 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0401101 Medline TA: Obstet Gynecol Country: UNITED STATES |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 430-3 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
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Adult Agranulocytosis / mortality Anesthesia, Spinal / mortality Cardiovascular Diseases / mortality Cesarean Section / mortality Embolism, Amniotic Fluid / mortality Female Fetal Death Humans Kidney Failure, Chronic / mortality Maternal Mortality* Pennsylvania Pre-Eclampsia / mortality Pregnancy Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / mortality |
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