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Gynaecology & Obstetrics Miscellaneous (Obs) bc5d4b3f

Maternal near miss refers to:

A
Teenager becoming pregnant
B
Contraceptive failure in a teenager
C
A woman presenting with life threatening condition but has survived
D
A woman presenting with life threatening condition who has died
High-Yield Explanation
Ans. is c, i.e. A woman presenting with life-threatening conditions but has survived.Ref. Master Pass in Obs/Gynae Konar, p 341A woman presenting with any life-threatening condition and survived, is considered as a Maternal Near Miss case. Maternal Near Miss is a retrospective event. From the definition point of view, woman can only be recognized as a maternal near miss, when she survives the server complications in pregnancy, labour or postpartum six weeks.

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