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Table 5 Severe maternal outcomes and near miss indicators

From: Maternal near miss and quality of maternal health care in Baghdad, Iraq

All live births in the population under surveillance

25,472

Severe maternal outcomes (SMO) cases (n)

145

Maternal Deaths (n)

16

Maternal near miss cases (n)

129

Overall near-miss indicators

 

Severe Maternal Outcome ratio (per 1000 live births)

5.69

Maternal near miss incidence ratio (per 1000 live births)

5.06

Maternal near miss mortality ratio

9:1

Mortality index

11.03%

Hospital access indicators

 

SMO cases presenting the organ dysfunction or maternal death within 12 hours of hospital stay (SMO12) (n)

127

Proportion of SMO12 cases among all SMO cases

87.59%

Proportion of SMO12 cases coming from other health facilities

34.65%

SMO12 mortality index

11.02%

Intra-hospital care

 

Intra-hospital SMO cases (n)

18

Intra-hospital SMO rate (per 1000 live births)

0.71

Intra-Hospital mortality index

11.11%