| 10 Jan 2009 |
|
Maternal mortality rate low in Qatar
- Text size
DOHA: The Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC)Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC)
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.
"HMCHMC 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, HMCHMC 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 HMCHMC. 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, HMCHMC
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 HMCHMC can also update itself with the latest advancements both in terms of technology and expertise."
By Huda N V
Zawya is a distributor (and not a publisher) of content supplied by third parties and subscribers. Any opinions, advice, statements, services, offers, or other information or content expressed or made available by those third parties, including information providers, subscribers or other users of the Service, are those of the respective author(s) or distributor(s) and not of the Company. The Company neither endorses nor is responsible for the accuracy or reliability of any opinion, advice or statement made on the Service by anyone other than authorized Service employee spokespersons while acting in their official capacities. The Company is not responsible for any infringement of intellectual property rights or breach of any applicable law or regulation, including regulation in relation to financial services or the distribution of financial products, defamation, data protection, telecommunications (including regulations relating to excessive use, spamming or other abusive activities) or obscene, offensive or illegal content). Under no circumstances will the Company be liable for any loss or damage caused by a member's reliance on information obtained through the Service. It is the responsibility of member to evaluate the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any information, opinion, advice or other content available through the Service. Please seek the advice of professionals, as appropriate, regarding the evaluation of any specific information, opinion, advice or other content.
Read the full Member Agreement
http://www.zawya.com/legal/NewsLetter.cfm?name=disclaimer
Loading ...
Post a Comment
1.1 Contain any material which is libelous or defamatory of any person, is obscene, offensive, hateful or inflammatory or causes damage to the reputation of any person or organisation.
1.2 Promote sexually explicit material, violence, discrimination based on race, sex, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation or age or any illegal activity.
1.3 Be made in breach of any legal duty owed to a third party, such as a contractual duty or a duty of confidence.
1.4 Be threatening, abuse or invade another's privacy, or cause annoyance, inconvenience or needless anxiety.
1.5 Be used to impersonate any person, to misrepresent your identity or affiliation with any person, or be likely to deceive any person.
1.6 Give the impression that they represent Zawya.
1.7 Advocate, promote or assist any unlawful act such as (by way of example only) copyright infringement or computer misuse.