Maternal near-miss and death among women with rupture of the gravid uterus: a secondary analysis of the Nigeria Near-miss and Maternal Death Survey.

CONCLUSION: Uterine rupture significantly contributes to SMO in Nigerian tertiary hospitals. Strategies to improve maternal survival should address avoidable institutional factors and include community-based interventions to encourage skilled attendance at birth and early referral of complications. TWEETABLE ABSTRACT: Uterine rupture remains an important cause of maternal death in Nigerian tertiary hospitals. PMID: 31050865 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: BJOG : An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology - May 2, 2019 Category: OBGYN Authors: Etuk SJ, Abasiattai AM, Ande AB, Omo-Aghoja L, Bariweni AC, Abeshi SE, Enaruna NO, Oladapo OT Tags: BJOG Source Type: research