Similarities and differences between WHO criteria and two other approaches for maternal near miss diagnosis.

Objectives: To evaluate the similarities, differences and diagnostic aspects between World Health Organization (WHO) criteria and two other maternal near miss (MNM) diagnostic tools.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted from June 2011 to May 2012 in two reference maternity hospitals in Aracaju, Brazil. Prospective case identification and data collection were performed and patients were classified as an MNM case according to WHO, Waterstone and literature-based criteria.

The prevalence of severe maternal morbidity and near miss and associated factors in Sergipe, Northeast Brazil.

Background: The investigation of severe maternal morbidity (SAMM) and maternal near miss (NM) and associated risk factors is important for the global reduction of maternal mortality. This study investigated the prevalence of SAMM and NM cases and the associated risk factors in two reference maternity hospitals in a capital city in Northeast-Brazil.

Methods: A cross-sectional study with a nested case-control component was conducted from June-2011 to May-2012.