Maternal mortality in Jamaica.
Lancet
; 1(8479): 486-8, 1986 Mar 01.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-2869218
ABSTRACT
PIP: This article reports the results of a review of all maternal deaths occurring in Jamaica in 1981-83. A total of 192 maternal deaths were identified, yielding a maternal mortality rate of 10.8/10,000 live births, which was considerably higher than the official rate of 4.8. 15% of these deaths were associated with abortion or ectopic pregnancy. The most common causes of death were hypertensive diseases of pregnancy (26%), hemorrhage (20%), ectopic pregnancy (10%), pulmonary embolus (8%), and sepsis (8%). Maternal mortality was closely related to both age and parity. Lowest rates were noted among women of para 2-4 aged 20-24 years and para 3-4 aged 25-29 years. Avoidable factors were judged to be present in 68% of the deaths. The largest categories of avoidable factors were: nonuse of and deficiencies in antenatal care; inadequacy in ensuring the delivery in hospital of high-risk women; and delays in taking action when signs of complications developed before, during, and after delivery. In response to these findings, the Ministry of Health's Maternal Mortality Committee has called for the following actions: measures to encourage women to seek antenatal care early in pregnancy; improvements in antenatal monitoring; the referral of high-risk women for hospital delivery; the definition of standard procedures for dealing with specific complications of pregnancy, e.g., eclampsia and hemorrhage; regionalization of obstetric services and criteria for referring patients to hospital; and review of provision of blood and plasma for emergency transfusions.
Palavras-chave
Americas; Caribbean; Causes Of Death; Delivery Of Health Care; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Developing Countries; Health; Health Services; Jamaica; Maternal Health; Maternal Health Services; Maternal Mortality--etiology; Maternal-child Health Services; Medicine; Mortality; North America; Population; Population Dynamics; Prenatal Care; Primary Health Care
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Mortalidade Materna
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
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Newborn
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Pregnancy
País/Região como assunto:
Caribe ingles
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Jamaica
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Lancet
Ano de publicação:
1986
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de publicação:
Reino Unido