The commonest cause of maternal morbidity in India is :

The commonest cause of maternal morbidity in India is : Correct Answer Anaemia

Concept:-

  • Maternal morbidity: maternal morbidity means the rate of pregnant women suffering from any disease during pregnancy
  • Anemia is the reduction in circulating hemoglobin mass below the critical level.
  • The normal range of hemoglobin in the females is 10% to 15%. Below this range the female is considered as anemic.
  • Anemia in pregnancy is prevalant in India in a very high percentage of women. Though exact numbers are not available the incidence of women in pregnancy having anemia is 40-80 percent

Additional InformationHaemorrhage: 

  • A hemorrhage is excessive uncontrolled bleeding caused internally or externally as a result of trauma, injury, incision, etc.

Abortion:

  • Abortion is term given for termination of pregnancy or expulsion of fetus or embryo.

Sepsis:

  • Sepsis is a condition in which the body's response to an infection damages its own tissues.

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