250462 MATERNAL DEATHS IN MUMBAI, A Review

Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Shailesh Advani, MD, MPH(c) , Department of Public Health, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY
Asha Advani, MBBS, DPH, MD , Family Planning Center, Bombay Municipal Corporation, Mumbai, India
Pragati Gole, MD, MPH , Department of Public Health, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY
Ramnath Iyer, MBBS, MD , Family Planning Department, Bombay Municipal Corporation, Mumbai, India
THE OBJECTIVES OF THE MDR (MATERNAL DEATH REVIEW) : Report will consist of

1.REPORTING AT FACILITY LEVEL 2.INVESTIGATION OF ALL MATERNAL DEATHS BY DISTRICT LEVEL QUALITY ASSURANCE COMMITTEE 3 TO RULE OUT CAUSE OF DEATH, ANY NEGLIGENCE , DELAY IN CARE, TRANSPORT , BLOOD AVAILABILITY 4. SUGGESTION AND GUIDELINES TO IMPROVE FACILITIES AT PHC, SECONDARY AT PERIPHERAL DISTRICT LEVEL AND TERTIARY AT TEACHING HOSP OR MAJOR HOSP LEVEL TO TRACE UNREPORTED MATERNAL DEATHS BY COMMUNITY BASED SURVEY OF ALL WOMEN DEATHS 15 TO 49 YRS 6 .LINE LIST … STUDY CAUSE AND PREVENTIVE MEASURES OUT OF 211 DEATH ..130 RESIDING IN MUMBAI AND 81 OUT OF MUMBAI, AGE WISE ,SOCIO ECONOMIC CLASS AND EDUCATION WISE REVIEW CAUSE OF DEATH ANAEMIA, PPH AND HEPATIC FAILURE,SEPSIS AND DIC TOTAL NO OF THE MATERNAL DEATHS IN MUMBAI -211 TOTAL POPULATION 1.4 CRORE TOTAL BIRTHS- I,84,916 MMR appx 70/1 lac

Learning Areas:
Ethics, professional and legal requirements
Public health or related education

Learning Objectives:
1. To list the causes of maternal deaths in Mumbai, India 2. To assess cases based on different regions and health enters

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: Worked with Dr.Advani and Mumbai BMC on this report.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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