From: "Near-miss" obstetric events and maternal deaths in Sagamu, Nigeria: a retrospective study
Complication | NME | *Maternal deaths | P | LTOC (%) | Mortality index (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | n (%) | n (%) |  | n (%) |  |
Haemorrhage | 73 (30.2) | 9 (22.0) | 0.284 | 82 (29.0) | 11.0 |
Early pregnancy | 24 (9.9) | 1 (2.4) | 0.145 | 25 (8.8) | 4.0 |
Ectopic pregnancy | 24 | 1 | 0.145 | 25 (8.8) | 4.0 |
Abortion | 0 | 0 | Â | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 |
Late pregnancy | 49 (20.2) | 8 (19.5) | 0.914 | 57 (20.1) | 14.0 |
Placenta praevia | 8 | 0 | 0.608 | 8 (2.8) | 0.0 |
Abruptio placentae | 11 | 0 | 0.376 | 11 (3.9) | 0.0 |
Postpartum haemorrhage | 30 | 8 | 0.217 | 38 (13.4) | 21.1 |
Hypertension | 76 (31.4) | 13 (31.7) | 0.969 | 89 (31.4) | 14.6 |
Eclampsia | 39 | 10 | 0.195 | 49 (17.3) | 20.4 |
Severe pre-eclampsia | 37 | 3 | 0.175 | 40 (14.1) | 7.5 |
Dystocia | 47 (19.4) | 6 (14.6) | 0.467 | 53 (18.7) | 11.3 |
Uterine rupture | 10 | 6 | 0.017 | 16 (5.7) | 37.5 |
Impending rupture | 37 | 0 | 0.007 | 37 (13.1) | 0.0 |
Infection | 20 (8.3) | 8 (19.5) | 0.042 | 28 (9.9) | 28.6 |
Anaemia | 26 (10.7) | 5 (12.2) | 0.787 | 31 (11.0) | 16.1 |
Total | 242 (100.0) | 41 (100.0) | Â | 283 (100.0) | 14.5 |