Severe maternal morbidity in Slovak Republic in the years 2012 - 2018
Keywords:
severe acute maternal morbidity, severe peripartum haemorrhage, peripartum hysterectomy, eclampsia, HELLP syndrome, abnormally invasive placentation, uterine rupture, sepsis, amniotic fluid embolism, sepsisAbstract
Objective: Analysis of maternal morbidity in Slovak Republic in the years 2012 – 2018. Methods: The analysis of selected maternal morbidity data prospective collected in the years 2012-2018 from all obstetric units in SR. Results: In the years 2012 – 2018 incidence of severe peripartum bleeding 2.17, peripartum hysterectomy 0.89, maternal admission to intensive care units 1.59, eclampsia 0.21, HELLP syndrome 0.73, abnormally invasive placentation 0.37, uterine rupture 0.68, severe sepsis in pregnancy and puerperium 0.18 and nonfatal amniotic fluid embolism was 0.027 per 1,000 births. Conclusion: Incidence of total severe acute maternal morbidity in the Slovak Republic was 6.84 per 1,000 births. In Slovak local conditions, there is still room for reduction of severe acute maternal morbidity.
