Abstract:
Objective: To determine the determinants of preterm deliveries associated
with maternal mortalities in Lady Grigg Maternity of Coast General Hospital,
Mombasa County, Kenya
Study Design: A descriptive cross-sectional study.
Study Setting: Lady Grigg Maternity of Coast General Hospital in Mombasa
from September 2020 to August 2021
Subjects/participants: Mothers aged 15-49 years with preterm babies in the
NBU, maternity department, Lady Grigg Maternity Hospital.
Results: Different social demographic and social economic factors
contributed to preterm deliveries associated with maternal mortalities. There
were a number of maternal conditions like maternal infections, ante partum
hemorrhage, cervical incompetency and others associated with the preterm
births. Socio economic factors like the occupations of the mothers also
contribute to the chances of preterm births occurring.
Conclusion: Most preterm births were as a result of preterm premature
rupture of membranes which constitutes 21% of the various medical
conditions which included ante partum hemorrhage, cervical incompetency,
pre-eclampsia and eclampsia amongst others. In terms of occupations, most
preterm births were from housewives and casual laborers who did strenuous
jobs for their sustainability, they accounted for 56% of the various
occupations and most preterm births were from married women. They account
for 715 of the total preterm births.
