P1-4 65 58 P5 1 0.9 RESIDENCE Mitchells Plain 27 0.89 Gugulethu 43 0.38 Mowbary 12 1.07 Retreat 11 9.82 Vanguard 6 0.05 Han over Park 6 0.05 Atlantis 3 0.03 Vredenburg 4 Booking Status Booked 99 88.4 13 11.6 Unbooked HIV Status HIV 25 22.3 positive 85 75.9 HIV 2 1.8 negative Unknown There were 25 (22.3%) of the near miss cases who were HIV positive. The majority of near misses 99(88.4%) had antenatal care. The largest number of near misses 72% were from poor suburbs; 43(38.4%) from the Gugulethu Area and 27 (24.1%) from the Mitchells Plain Area. Hypertension, obstetric haemorrhage and pregnancy related sepsis were the major obstetric complications causing the near miss cases accounting for 50 (44.6%), 38(33.9%), and 13 (11.6%) respectively (see Table 3). These three conditions all had low mortality indices; 1.9%, 1.9% and 0 for hypertension, pregnancy related sepsis and haemorrhage respectively. Table 3. Obstetric complications causing near misses; and their mortality indices Causes Numbers Mortality (%) Index (%) Hypertension 50 (44.6) 1.9 Obstetric Haemorrhage 38 (33.9) 0.00 Pregnancy Related Sepsis 13 (11.6) 1.9 Non Pregnancy related 2 (1.8) 66.7 infection Acute collapse 2 (1.8) 33.3 Medical/Surgical 7 (6.3) 33.3
P1-4 P5 65 1 58 0.9 RESIDENCE Mitchells Plain Gugulethu Mowbary Retreat Vanguard Han over Park Atlantis Vredenburg 27 43 12 11 6 6 3 4 0.89 0.38 1.07 9.82 0.05 0.05 0.03 Booking Status Booked Unbooked 99 13 88.4 11.6 HIV Status HIV positive HIV negative Unknown 25 85 2 22.3 75.9 1.8 There were 25 (22.3%) of the near miss cases who were HIV positive. The majority of near misses 99(88.4%) had antenatal care. The largest number of near misses 72% were from poor suburbs; 43(38.4%) from the Gugulethu Area and 27 (24.1%) from the Mitchells Plain Area. Hypertension, obstetric haemorrhage and pregnancy related sepsis were the major obstetric complications causing the near miss cases accounting for 50 (44.6%), 38(33.9%), and 13 (11.6%) respectively (see Table 3). These three conditions all had low mortality indices; 1.9%, 1.9% and 0 for hypertension, pregnancy related sepsis and haemorrhage respectively. Table 3. Obstetric complications causing near misses; and their mortality indices Causes Numbers (%) Mortality Index (%) Hypertension 50 (44.6) 1.9 Obstetric Haemorrhage 38 (33.9) 0.00 Pregnancy Related Sepsis 13 (11.6) 1.9 Non Pregnancy related infection 2 (1.8) 66.7 Acute collapse 2 (1.8) 33.3 Medical/Surgical 7 (6.3) 33.3