Severe Maternal Outcomes Risk Factors from a South African Hospital Audit

175 severe maternal outcome cases, including near misses and deaths, were matched to controls in a cross-sectional study from two regional hospitals in Gauteng Province. The dataset includes clinical factors associated with severe maternal outcomes, with an overall SMO incidence ratio of 34.7 per 1000 live births. Thwala Siphiwe Bridget Pearl published this data on figshare in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Predicting severe maternal outcomes based on antenatal care attendance patterns described in the study.
• Identifying clinical risk factors like haemorrhage and hypertension associated with poor maternal outcomes.
• Training models to assess the impact of anaemia on maternal health outcomes in an urban hospital context.
• Analyzing the association between the number of antenatal care visits and maternal morbidity.

Strengths

• Data is derived from a matched case-control study design with 175 cases and two control groups.
• Specific incidence ratios (e.g., 34.7 per 1000 live births) and adjusted odds ratios (e.g., AOR=11.0) are provided in the description.
• Dataset is small (9.5 KB), facilitating quick initial exploration.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data is limited to two hospitals in one urban district, which may affect generalizability.

Provenance

Source

Thwala Siphiwe Bridget Pearl via figshare.

Collection Method

Data extracted from clinical case files for a cross-sectional matched case-control study.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-15 17:47:09; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Two regional hospitals in an urban district of Gauteng Province, South Africa.