International Journal of Tropical Medicine
ISSN: Online 1818-779XISSN: Print 1816-3319
Abstract
Every five to seven minutes a maternal fatality occurs in India. Direct, indirect, and coincidental reasons can all be categorised as contributing factors to maternal death. MMR is crucial to determine the precise reason of maternal death, which is made possible by comprehensive pathological analysis and meticulous autopsy under the supervision of experts. Retrospective 87 consecutive occurrences of maternal fatalities over the course of a year were the subject of an observational study done in the pathology department of a tertiary healthcare facility. Samples from medical‐legal cases are typically sent to the pathology department by the institution's forensic department as maternal fatalities for histopathological analysis. Pathological postmortems were performed in 6 instances. The current study, which comprised 87 cases, reveals that the majority of cases were in the 21‐30 age range. In the antenatal care period, there were 71 cases, of which 6 cases occurred in the first trimester, 7 cases in the second, and 58 cases in the third. Maternal deaths (MD) has been reported in 16 cases during the post‐partum interval. The remaining 19 instances (21.9%) of maternal mortality died from indirect causes, leaving 68 (78.1%) patients dead from direct causes. Conclusion: In the first wave of COVID‐19, there has been an increase in the percentage of maternal mortality attributed to respiratory illnesses. To reduce similar deaths in the future, it is important to identify the cause and any contributing variables. The main emphasis should be on early detection and management of high risk pregnancies in order to lower maternal mortality. The current study has demonstrated the significance of prenatal care during pregnancy in terms of early risk detection, prevention of pregnancy as well as labour difficulties, and assurance of a mother and child's safe delivery.
How to cite this article:
Shweta Watane, Bhavana Bharambe, Kalpana Deshpande, Buddheshwar Hiwale, Sanjay Bijwe and Sultan Zafar. Histopathological Study of Maternal Death During First Wave of Covid‐19.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36478/10.59218/makijtm.2023.81.87
URL: https://www.makhillpublications.co/view-article/1816-3319/10.59218/makijtm.2023.81.87