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Maternal mortality rate low in Qatar

The Peninsula
 
 
10 January 2009
DOHA: The Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC)Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC)Loading... handled more than 14,600 child births in 2008, according to an expert. Dr Azza Khadr, HMC Medical Research Educator Coordinator, was speaking to The Peninsula on the sidelines of the third International Symposium on Intra-partum Care.

The two-day conference, organised by the HMC Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, is being held in association with the Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, UK. Participants in the event will discuss major issues related to management and delivery of care to women in labour.

"HMCHMCLoading... is one of the best health care facilities in the region," said Dr Khadr, who is the conference coordinator. "The health care delivered here is on par with that in USA and major hospitals in Europe. Last year, HMCHMCLoading... had more than 14,600 deliveries. This would mean an average of 50 births daily," she said.

"The intra-partum care delivered in the facility is excellent. We have been doing two studies on maternal mortality and morbidity at HMCHMCLoading.... One of the studies is on severe acute maternal morbidity, which is concerned with severe complications during delivery and pregnancy. Yearly, an average of 30 cases occur which are classified as critical."

Deaths related to pregnancy are a major health issue. Studies have shown that maternal mortality in Qatar is very low.

"Another major study we are doing is on maternal mortality. Last year, HMCHMCLoading... had only one such case. In Qatar, the rate is 18 out of 100,000 births. This shows Qatar's safe position in terms on maternal mortality."

The most common labour complications in Qatar are high blood pressure, fever and toxemia of pregnancy. Haemorrhages are also common.

"The whole conference is on specialised care of women during pregnancy. It aims to see the advancement of technology in assessment and monitoring of mothers during pregnancy, the role of ultrasonography during the intra-partum period, strategic thinking and service development to reach the level of saving both mother and child in times of complications in the shortest time, premature births and other labour problems, assisted delivery and anesthesia. An interesting issue will be the possibility of normal delivery after a caesarian delivery," she said.

"Obstetrics/Gynaecology is a fast growing stream of medical science. Through the conference we get a chance to see the latest changes and advancements. In this way the HMCHMCLoading... can also update itself with the latest advancements both in terms of technology and expertise."

By Huda N V

© The Peninsula 2009

 
 
 
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