Case report: From traditional birth attendants to hospital: a maternal near-miss
- Resource Type
- article
- Authors
- Ogunlaja OA; Fehintola AO; Ogunlaja IP; Idowu A; Abiola OO; Bojuwoye MO
- Source
- South Sudan Medical Journal, Vol 10, Iss 2, Pp 31-32 (2017)
- Subject
- Medicine
Public aspects of medicine
RA1-1270
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2309-4605
2309-4613
‘Maternal near-miss’ is defined as a woman who nearly died during pregnancy or following delivery but survived. The story of many women in sub Saharan Africa is that of an escape from death if they do eventually have a safe delivery.1This situation is not unconnected to several factors as it concerns these women, their families, the society and the choices they make.