A Comparison of the Characteristics of Maternal Near-Misses and Maternal Deaths in Enugu, Southeast Nigeria: A 3-Year Prospective Study.
George O UgwuChukwuemeka A IyokeEuzebus C EzugwuLeonard Ogbonna AjahHyacinth E OnahBenjamin C OzumbaPublished in: International journal of women's health (2020)
It was concluded that despite numerous similarities in the characteristics of patients who had had maternal near-misses or died, our study points out that those who succumb to death are often <40 years of age, poorly educated, unemployed, usually present as unbooked emergencies from a distance >5 km and suffer maternal death within 24 hours of presentation.