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Thirty-six women died related to birth health case in 2018 in Tema, is less than 44 deaths in 2017, said the Tema Metropolitan Health Directorate (TMHD).
Of this figure, 32 were registered at the General Hospital of Tema (TGH), the remainder being registered in four private health facilities in the metropolis.
The Ghana News Agency's management information indicates that TGH recorded a total of 6,580 live births and 32 maternal deaths, while the Empat Caiquo Medical Center recorded 106 live births and one maternal death.
Bengali, Sun City Medical Center and Provita Specialized Hospital registered 402, 154 and 70 live births, respectively, and one maternal death in 2018.
Causes of death ranged from 12 hemorrhages, six septicemia, three severe pre-eclampsia / eclampsia, two aspiration pneumonias and two cardiomyopathies.
Other causes were gestational choriocarcinoma, pulmonary embolism and vaso-occlusive seizures (VOCs) in sickle cell anemia, among others.
The Branch documented that 74.4% of the factors contributing to maternal mortality in the region were due to a lack of expertise and insufficient knowledge and skills.
Other contributing factors were the delay in pregnant women seeking help, denied treatment or admission and lack of transportation to get from their homes to health facilities.
The data also mentioned the lack of transportation between health care facilities, the failure of communication between health services, as well as the lack of equipment or consumables, including infusion sets, blood, between other factors contributing significantly to the 36 registered maternal deaths.
In 2018, the Directorate recorded a total of 12,195 births, 350 of which occurred. stillbirths.
the stillbirths which consisted of 163 charges stillbirths and 187 macerated stillbirths showed a decrease of two compared to 2017.
Some 319 of these figures occurred in public health facilities and 31 in private centers.
This figure represents 28.7% 1000 live births in the area.
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