A global view of severe maternal morbidity: moving beyond maternal mortality

Stacie E Geller, Abigail R Koch, Caitlin E Garland, E Jane MacDonald, Francesca Storey, Beverley Lawton, Stacie E Geller, Abigail R Koch, Caitlin E Garland, E Jane MacDonald, Francesca Storey, Beverley Lawton

Abstract

Background: Maternal mortality continues to be of great public health importance, however for each woman who dies as the direct or indirect result of pregnancy, many more women experience life-threatening complications. The global burden of severe maternal morbidity (SMM) is not known, but the World Bank estimates that it is increasing over time. Consistent with rates of maternal mortality, SMM rates are higher in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) than in high-income countries (HICs).

Severe maternal morbidity in high-income countries: Since the WHO recommended that HICs with low maternal mortality ratios begin to examine SMM to identify systems failures and intervention priorities, researchers in many HICs have turned their attention to SMM. Where surveillance has been conducted, the most common etiologies of SMM have been major obstetric hemorrhage and hypertensive disorders. Of the countries that have conducted SMM reviews, the most common preventable factors were provider-related, specifically failure to identify "high risk" status, delays in diagnosis, and delays in treatment.

Severe maternal morbidity in low and middle income countries: The highest burden of SMM is in Sub-Saharan Africa, where estimates of SMM are as high as 198 per 1000 live births. Hemorrhage and hypertensive disorders are the leading conditions contributing to SMM across all regions. Case reviews are rare, but have revealed patterns of substandard maternal health care and suboptimal use of evidence-based strategies to prevent and treat morbidity.

Effects of smm on delivery outcomes and infants: Severe maternal morbidity not only puts the woman's life at risk, her fetus/neonate may suffer consequences of morbidity and mortality as well. Adverse delivery outcomes occur at a higher frequency among women with SMM. Reducing preventable severe maternal morbidity not only reduces the potential for maternal mortality but also improves the health and well-being of the newborn.

Conclusion: Increasing global maternal morbidity is a failure to achieve broad public health goals of improved women's and infants' health. It is incumbent upon all countries to implement surveillance initiatives to understand the burden of severe morbidity and to implement review processes for assessing potential preventability.

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