Title
Severe maternal morbidity during pregnancy, delivery and puerperium in the Netherlands: A nationwide population-based study of 371 000 pregnancies
Author
Zwart, J.J.
Richters, J.M.
Öry, F.
de Vries, J.I.P.
Bloemenkamp, K.W.M.
van Roosmalen, J.
TNO Kwaliteit van Leven
Publication year
2008
Abstract
Objective: To assess incidence, case fatality rate, risk factors and substandard care in severe maternal morbidity in the Netherlands. Design: Prospective population-based cohort study. Setting: All 98 maternity units in the Netherlands. Population: All pregnant women in the Netherlands. Methods: Cases of severe maternal morbidity were collected during a 2-year period. All pregnant women in the Netherlands in the same period acted as reference cohort (n = 371 021). As immigrant women are disproportionately represented in Dutch maternal mortality statistics, special attention was paid to the ethnic background. In a subset of 2.5% of women, substandard care was assessed through clinical audit. Main outcome measures: Incidence, case fatality rates, possible risk factors and substandard care. Results: Severe maternal morbidity was reported in 2552 women, giving an overall incidence of 7.1 per 1000 deliveries. Intensive care unit admission was reported in 847 women (incidence 2.4 per 1000), uterine rupture in 218 women (incidence 6.1/10 000), eclampsia in 222 women (incidence 6.2/10 000) and major obstetric haemorrhage in 1606 women (incidence 4.5 per 1000). Non-Western immigrant women had a 1.3-fold increased risk of severe maternal morbidity (95% CI 1.2-1.5) when compared with Western women. Overall case fatality rate was 1 in 53. Substandard care was found in 39 of a subset of 63 women (62%) through clinical audit. Conclusions: Severe maternal morbidity complicates at least 0.71% of all pregnancies in the Netherlands, immigrant women experiencing an increased risk. Since substandard care was found in the majority of assessed cases, reduction of severe maternal morbidity seems a mandatory challenge. © 2008 The Authors.
Subject
Health
Ethnicity
Incidence
Maternal mortality
Nationwide
Risk factors
Severe maternal morbidity
Substandard care
Adolescent
Adult
Epidemiologic Methods
Female
Hospitalization
Humans
Intensive Care Units
Netherlands
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications
Prenatal Care
Uterine Rupture
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-0528.2008.01713.x
TNO identifier
240813
ISSN
1470-0328
Source
BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 115 (7), 842-850
Document type
article