Demographic Determinants of Maternal “Near-Miss” Cases in Rural Uttarakhand

Authors

  • Ravleen Kaur Bakshi All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Rajasthan
  • Debabrata Roy Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences, Swami Rama Himalayan University, Dehradun
  • Pradeep Aggarwal Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences, Swami Rama Himalayan University, Dehradun
  • Ruchira Nautiyal Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences, Swami Rama Himalayan University, Dehradun
  • Rakesh Kakkar Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences, Swami Rama Himalayan University, Dehradun

Keywords:

Maternal Near Miss, Potentially Life Threatening Conditions, Demography, India

Abstract

Introduction: Maternal morbidity and mortality in India continues to remain high despite concerted efforts during the past decades.

Aim &Objective:To determine the prevalence of demographic determinants of maternal ‘near miss’ cases in rural Uttarakhand.

Material and Methods: A cross-sectional study, over a period of 12 months was conducted as per the WHO criteria for ‘near-miss’ by using Probability sampling for random selectionof health facilities. All the women attending health-care facilities, who were pregnant, in labour, or who had delivered or aborted up to 42 days ago arriving at the selected health facility were included.

Result: A significant association between maternal outcome and age of study population was found. Out of total 937 pregnant women, there was a significant association between state of residence and development of PLTC. Majority 27 (52.94%) cases of the ‘near miss’ cases had gestational age ranging between 24-36 weeks. In the cases of maternal death 50% of the death occurred in women with more than 36 weeks of gestation.

Conclusion: The WHO ‘near miss’ approach has been found to be an effective measure to assess quality of care in maternal health across countries including India.

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2014-09-30

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Bakshi RK, Roy D, Aggarwal P, Nautiyal R, Kakkar R. Demographic Determinants of Maternal “Near-Miss” Cases in Rural Uttarakhand. Natl J Community Med [Internet]. 2014 Sep. 30 [cited 2025 Jan. 22];5(03):329-32. Available from: https://njcmindia.com/index.php/file/article/view/1406

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Vol. 5 No. 03 (2014)

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