OBJECTIVE To clarify the problems related to maternal deaths in Japan, including the diseases themselves, causes, treatments and the hospital or regional systems. DESIGN Descriptive study. SETTING Maternal death registration system established by the Japan Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (JAOG). PARTICIPANTS Women who died during pregnancy or within a year after delivery, f...

Obstetric crises are medical conditions that put the lives of pregnant mothers and their newborns in jeopardy. From conception until birth, a severe problem affects around 15% all women. Nurses must be able to combine competence, compassion, critical thinking order successful. Essential traits for caring woman with an obstetric crisis had by midwives, they developed.Objectives study: 1 assess p...

BACKGROUND In May 2005 the Obstetric Anaesthetists' Association (OAA) and Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland published a document entitled Guidelines for Obstetric Anaesthetic Services. This survey investigated if standards recommended in this document were being met more than six months after its release. METHODS An OAA-approved questionnaire was sent to all obstetric ...

OBJECTIVE To study the cases of obstetric hysterectomy performed over a period of 1 year (January 2008 to December 2008) in tertiary care center to estimate the incidence, indications, and maternal outcome following the procedure. MATERIALS AND METHODS A retrospective analysis of 20 cases of emergency obstetric hysterectomies performed during the study period. RESULTS During the study perio...

At the present time the only certain method of diagnosing placenta praevia in 3 pregnant woman who has had an ante-partum haemorrhage is by examination under anaesthesia. The examination is usually deferred until the 38th week of pregnancy) when the foetus is considered to be sufficiently mature should premature delivery have to be effected. The procedure is traumatic and may induce labour with...

OBJECTIVE To determine the frequency of near-miss cases, nature of near-miss events and mortality among obstetric patients. STUDY DESIGN Cross-sectional, observational study. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY The study was conducted in the Obstetric Unit of Fatima Hospital, Baqai Medical University, from January 2006 to December 2006. METHODOLOGY Near-miss case definition was based on validated...

OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to evaluate the implementation of the Practical Obstetric Multi-Professional Training (PROMPT) simulation using the Kirkpatrick's framework. We explored participants' acquisition of knowledge and skills, its impact on clinical outcomes and organisational change to integrate the PROMPT programme as a credentialing tool. We also aimed to assess participants' p...

BACKGROUND Investigating severe maternal morbidity (near-miss) is a newly recognised tool that identifies women at highest risk of maternal death and helps allocate resources especially in low income countries. This study aims to i. document the frequency and nature of maternal near-miss at hospital level in Damascus, Capital of Syria, ii. evaluate the level of care at maternal life-saving emer...

INTRODUCTION This systematic review examines the relationship between blood loss and clinical signs and explores its use to trigger clinical interventions in the management of obstetric haemorrhage. METHODS A systematic review of the literature was carried out using a comprehensive search strategy to identify studies presenting data on the relationship of clinical signs & symptoms and blood l...