Social and cultural factors leading to mothers being brought dead to hospital

In a 12-year period (1981–1992) 150 pregnant or recently delivered women were dead when they reached the hospital. Relevant history with emphasis on the events of the previous 24 h and the reasons for delay in reaching the hospital were obtained from the relatives accompanying the patient. The proba...

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Published inInternational journal of gynaecology and obstetrics Vol. 50; no. S2; pp. S97 - S99
Main Authors Jafarey, S.N., Korejo, R.
Format Journal Article Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published Shannon Elsevier Ireland Ltd 01.10.1995
Elsevier Science
Subjects
Biological and medical sciences
Diseases of mother, fetus and pregnancy
Gynecology. Andrology. Obstetrics
Maternal mortality
Medical sciences
Pregnancy. Fetus. Placenta
Sociocultural factors
Tropical medicine
Asia
Pakistan
Maternal mortality
Sociocultural factors
Pregnancy
Human
Pregnancy disorders
Mother
Follow up study
Mortality
Delivery disorders
Female
Delivery
Economic aspect
Hospital
Sociocultural environment
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Summary:In a 12-year period (1981–1992) 150 pregnant or recently delivered women were dead when they reached the hospital. Relevant history with emphasis on the events of the previous 24 h and the reasons for delay in reaching the hospital were obtained from the relatives accompanying the patient. The probable cause of death was determined on the basis of history only; no autopsies were done. The causes of delay were economic (54), sociocultural factors (51) and inadequate maternal services (31). In 14 cases the reasons for delay could not be established. The medical problems were either preventable or treatable if managed in time. A combination of economic, social and cultural factors played a more significant role in these deaths than medical causes.
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ISSN:0020-7292
1879-3479
DOI:10.1016/0020-7292(95)02495-X