European Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine

Near miss maternal mortality cases generally occur more frequently than maternal deaths and therefore a more reliable quantitative analysis can be carried out, which can provide a more comprehensive profile of health system functioning. Present study was aimed to study clinical profile of maternal near miss cases at a tertiary hospital. Material and Methods: Present study was single-center, prospective, observational study, conducted in pregnant women who were pregnant or in labor or delivered or aborted; up to 42 days from termination of pregnancy, admitted and labelled as Maternal Near Miss. Results: In present hospital-based study, 220 near-missed cases were studied. Most of the patients are from the age group of 20-24 years (45.9 %), followed by 25-29 years (29.09 %) & 30-34 years (9.54 %). Majority of near-miss cases belonged to rural area (59.09%), were housewives (41.81 %), belonged to class III of socioeconomic class (29.09 %), were illiterate (55.90 %). Of 220 cases, 197 were registered (89.54 %), 95% of patients were immunized. Majority cases were referred from other hospitals (53.63 %) & were admitted in the antepartum period (87%). Majority cases were primigravida (40.9 %) followed by gravida two (20.45 %) & gravida three cases (19.09 %). 202 cases (91%) were delivered at a tertiary centre of which many were referred in antenatal period for high-risk management. 128 cases (58.18%) underwent LSCS, 88 cases (40%) delivered vaginally. Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (53.18 %) contributed to the majority of near-miss cases, followed by anemia (19.09 %), heart disease (9.09 %), abruptio placentae (6.36 %) & respiratory disease (5.45 %). In 52% of near-miss cases, vascular and hematological dysfunction. Conclusion: Present study noted pregnant women from rural area, from lower socioeconomic class, low literacy were common among near miss cases.