Maternal near miss in EL-Minia Maternity and Children University Hospital: a prospective descriptive study in 2019.

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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, EL-Minia University, Egypt.

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A maternal near-miss case is defined as “woman who nearly died but survived a 
complication that occurred during pregnancy, childbirth or within 42 days of termination of 
pregnancy” In practical terms, women are considered near miss cases when they survive lifethreatening conditions (i.e. organ dysfunction(. This study aims to evaluate the frequency of severe 
maternal complications, maternal near-miss cases and maternal deaths. Patients & Methods: There 
are no costs for this study; Patients’ data were collected with the intent to review cases of maternal 
mortality and severe morbidity (near miss).

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Minia Journal of Medical Research
Volume 31, Issue 4
October 2020
Pages 242-247

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