Frequency of Maternal Mortality in Urban and Rural Areas of Iranshahr County (Southeast of Iran) in 2009-2013: A Retrospective Study
Introduction: Maternal mortality is one of the threatening factors of human life and the overall status index of women’s health in any society. Death of a mother causes irreversible damage to a family and a society. This study aims at examining the causes of maternal mortality in urban and rural...
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doaj-abe456b7122b42f7ae9a27e879dcbce22020-11-25T03:18:06ZengJCDR Research and Publications Private LimitedJournal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research2249-782X0973-709X2016-08-01108QC14QC1710.7860/JCDR/2016/19700.8372Frequency of Maternal Mortality in Urban and Rural Areas of Iranshahr County (Southeast of Iran) in 2009-2013: A Retrospective StudyTahmineh Karimzaei0Iraj Zareban1Abdul-Qaffar Jamalzae2Fatemeh Darban3Khadejeh Dehghan Bakhshani4Abbas Balouchi5Lecturer, Department of Midwifery, Iranshahr University of Medical Sciences, Iranshahr, Iran.Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health, Health Promotion Research Center, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran.Lecturer, Department of Medical Education, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran.Lecturer, Department of Nursing, Iranshahr University of Medical Sciences, Iranshahr, Iran.Lecturer, Department of Midwifery, Iranshahr University of Medical Sciences, Iranshahr, Iran.Student, Student Research Committee, Department of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Zabol University of Medical Sciences, Zabol, Iran.Introduction: Maternal mortality is one of the threatening factors of human life and the overall status index of women’s health in any society. Death of a mother causes irreversible damage to a family and a society. This study aims at examining the causes of maternal mortality in urban and rural areas. Aim: The purpose of this study was to determine the frequney and causes of maternal mortality in urban and rural areas in southeast of Iran in 2009-2013. Materials and Methods: This was a retrospective descriptive study and its research population includes the entire pregnant woman who died in Iranshahr County between April 2009 and March 2013. An eight-section questionnaire was used for collecting data. The first section was based on the hospital records of pregnant woman including mother’s demographic data and the following sections were completed based on their health records. Results: The frequency of maternal mortality during birth in the study period was 34 (of 4857). The study individuals were between 13 and 40-year-old with the mean age of 30±6.4. Maximum maternal mortality occurred in 2012. Haemorrhage was the most common cause of maternal death (38.2%). Conclusion: As haemorrhage was the most common cause of death of pregnant women in this study, it seems necessary to improve care for woman and reduce haemorrhage and its complications during pregnancy period.https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/8372/19700_CE[Ra1]_F(GH)_PF1(ROAK)_PFA(P)_PF2(PAG).pdfbirth complicationshaemorrhagehealth challengespregnancy complications |
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Tahmineh Karimzaei Iraj Zareban Abdul-Qaffar Jamalzae Fatemeh Darban Khadejeh Dehghan Bakhshani Abbas Balouchi Frequency of Maternal Mortality in Urban and Rural Areas of Iranshahr County (Southeast of Iran) in 2009-2013: A Retrospective Study Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research birth complications haemorrhage health challenges pregnancy complications |
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Tahmineh Karimzaei Iraj Zareban Abdul-Qaffar Jamalzae Fatemeh Darban Khadejeh Dehghan Bakhshani Abbas Balouchi |
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Tahmineh Karimzaei |
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Frequency of Maternal Mortality in Urban and Rural Areas of Iranshahr County (Southeast of Iran) in 2009-2013: A Retrospective Study |
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Frequency of Maternal Mortality in Urban and Rural Areas of Iranshahr County (Southeast of Iran) in 2009-2013: A Retrospective Study |
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Frequency of Maternal Mortality in Urban and Rural Areas of Iranshahr County (Southeast of Iran) in 2009-2013: A Retrospective Study |
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Frequency of Maternal Mortality in Urban and Rural Areas of Iranshahr County (Southeast of Iran) in 2009-2013: A Retrospective Study |
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Frequency of Maternal Mortality in Urban and Rural Areas of Iranshahr County (Southeast of Iran) in 2009-2013: A Retrospective Study |
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frequency of maternal mortality in urban and rural areas of iranshahr county (southeast of iran) in 2009-2013: a retrospective study |
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JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited |
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Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research |
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2249-782X 0973-709X |
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2016-08-01 |
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Introduction: Maternal mortality is one of the threatening factors
of human life and the overall status index of women’s health in
any society. Death of a mother causes irreversible damage to a
family and a society. This study aims at examining the causes
of maternal mortality in urban and rural areas.
Aim: The purpose of this study was to determine the frequney
and causes of maternal mortality in urban and rural areas in
southeast of Iran in 2009-2013.
Materials and Methods: This was a retrospective descriptive
study and its research population includes the entire pregnant
woman who died in Iranshahr County between April 2009 and
March 2013. An eight-section questionnaire was used for
collecting data. The first section was based on the hospital
records of pregnant woman including mother’s demographic
data and the following sections were completed based on their
health records.
Results: The frequency of maternal mortality during birth in
the study period was 34 (of 4857). The study individuals were
between 13 and 40-year-old with the mean age of 30±6.4.
Maximum maternal mortality occurred in 2012. Haemorrhage
was the most common cause of maternal death (38.2%).
Conclusion: As haemorrhage was the most common cause
of death of pregnant women in this study, it seems necessary
to improve care for woman and reduce haemorrhage and its
complications during pregnancy period. |
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birth complications haemorrhage health challenges pregnancy complications |
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