All India Congress of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 04–08 Jan 2009 · Birla Auditorium, Jaipur

Objectives: To determine the incidence, to assess the causes and to evaluate the preventable factors affecting maternal morbidity in antepartum, intrapartum and postpartum period, Thereby to propose interventions to reduce maternal morbidity and improve survival with its implications on safe Motherhood component of RCH programme. Methods: It was a prospective study conducted on all the subjects, who delivered in Zenana hospital after 28 weeks of gestation and also included women who were admitted in postpartum period with maternal complications in the Zenana hospital, Jaipur from 1 Dec 2007 to 31 May 2008.