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Trends and Causes of Maternal Mortality in PhetchabunProvince during 2003-2014 |
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| Creator | Wirawan Thinyuenyong, Kannika Sahamethapan,Charuwan Tadadej |
| Title | Trends and Causes of Maternal Mortality in PhetchabunProvince during 2003-2014 |
| Publisher | Text and Journal Publication |
| Publication Year | 2559 |
| Journal Title | Vajira Med |
| Journal Vol. | 60 |
| Journal No. | 1 |
| Page no. | 33-42 |
| Keyword | Maternal mortality, Phetchabun province, mortality rate |
| ISSN | 0125-1252 |
| Abstract | Objective: To evaluate the trend and causes of maternal death in Phetchabun province.Methods: Patients' hospital charts during 2003 to 2014 were collected from the provincial andstatistic sheets of Phetchabun Provincial Public Health Office. Data collected were age,ethnic, occupation, education, residence, place of antenatal care, rate of referral from thedistrict hospital to tertiary hospital, and rate of maternal deaths.Results: From 105,826 deliveries, there were 42 maternal deaths (39.69 per 100,000 women). Eachyear from a 12-year duration from 2546 to 2557, the annual rates of maternal deaths per100,000 women were: 36.3, 21.5, 87.2, 33.4, 100.5, 46.1, 34.9, 11.8, 32.6, 11.8 and 85.4. Thenumbers of maternal deaths during 2546-2550 and 2551-2557 were 16 and 26 patientsrespectively. Direct cause of death was more common than indirect cause: 75.0% and 69.2%compared to 25.0% and 30.8% in the two periods respectively. The three most commoncauses of maternal death were: postpartum hemorrhage, unsafe abortion and amniotic fluidembolism.Conclusion: Maternal death rate in Phetchabun province was still higher than the upper limit of astandard recommendation. The 3 most common causes were: postpartum hemorrhage,unsafe abortion, and amniotic fluid embolism. |
