Exploring the Concept of Degrees of Maternal Morbidity as a Tool for Surveillance of Maternal Health in Latin American and Caribbean Settings

Table 1

Prevalence of adverse maternal outcomes and correspondent health indicators. CLAP 2009–2012.

Maternal outcomes		%	Health indicators
MD	1,028	0.14	MMR = 147.3/100,000 LB
MNM	21,985	3.1	MNMR = 31.5/1000 LB
SMO	23,013	3.2	SMOR = 33.0/1000 LB
PLTC	110,038	15.5	PLTCR = 157.7/1000 LB
LSMM	137,589	19.3	LSMMR = 197.2/1000 LB
AMM	270,640	38.0	AMMR = 387.8/1000 LB
No morbidity	441,441	62.0
Total	712,081	100.0	Total LB: 697,820

AMM: any maternal morbidity; AMMR: any maternal morbidity ratio; LB: live births; LSMM: less severe maternal morbidity; LSMMR: less severe maternal morbidity ratio; MD: maternal death; MMR: maternal mortality ratio; MNM: maternal near miss; MNMR: maternal near miss ratio; PLTC: potentially life-threatening condition; PLTCR: potentially life-threatening condition ratio; SMO: severe maternal outcome; SMOR: severe maternal outcome ratio.