From: "Near-miss" obstetric events and maternal deaths in Sagamu, Nigeria: a retrospective study
 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | Total |
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Deliveries (n) | 475 | 545 | 481 | 1501 |
Live births | 433 | 502 | 443 | 1378 |
Near-miss cases (n) | 85 | 71 | 55 | 211 |
Referred from other facility [n (%)] | 68 (80.0) | 58 (81.7) | 44 (80.0) | 170 (80.6) |
On arrival [n (%)] | 71(83.5) | 59 (83.1) | 49 (89.1) | 179 (84.8) |
During hospitalisation | * 15 (17.6) | 12 (16.9) | 6 (10.9) | 33 (15.6) |
Near-miss cases per 1000 deliveries | 178.9 | 130.3 | Â | 114.3 140.6 |
On arrival | 149.5 | 108.3 | 101.9 | 119.3 |
During hospitalisation | 31.6 | 22.0 | 12.5 | 22.0 |
Maternal deaths (n) | 17 | 16 | 11 | 44 |
MMR/100,000 deliveries | 3578.9 | 2935.8 | 2286.9 | 2931.4 |
Critically ill obstetric patients | 102 | 87 | 66 | 255 |
Maternal death to near-miss ratio | 1: 5 | 1: 4.4 | 1: 5 | 1: 4.8 |