Table 3.
Severity rating of obstetric complications associated with risk of death by women of reproductive age, Sylhet and Jessore, 2006
| Sylhet | Jessore | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illness | Average rating for each item | Ranking based on rating of severity | Illness | Average rating for each item | Ranking based on rating of severity |
| Retained placenta (Aauda ashe na) | 1.05 | 1 | Torn placenta (Full chira jaowa) | 1.10 | 1 |
| Tear placenta (Chera aauda) | 1.10 | 2 | Prolapsed hands (Haat age asha) | 1.30 | 2 |
| Postpartum haemorrhage (Khun chuta) | 1.15 | 3 | Tetanus (Dhonustonkor) | 1.35 | 3 |
| Antepartum haemorrhage (Age khun chuta) | 1.15 | 3 | Eclampsia (Kichuni) | 1.45 | 4 |
| Eclampsia(Chikani beram) | 1.25 | 4 | Fistula (Paykhana-prosraber rasta ek hoya) | 1.45 | 4 |
| Tetanus (Dhonustonkor) | 1.30 | 5 | Anaemia (Rokto sunnota) | 1.50 | 5 |
| Fistula (Paykhana-prosraber rasta ek hoya) | 1.30 | 5 | Antepartum haemorrhage (Age rokto jaowa) | 1.55 | 6 |
| Breech position (Upta batcha) | 1.35 | 6 | Postpartum haemorrhage (Rokto aowa) | 1.60 | 7 |
| Transverse position (Pathailla batcha) | 1.40 | 7 | EDD over (Date par hoya gele) | 1.65 | 8 |
| Premature labour (Agam bedna) | 1.45 | 8 | Retained placenta (Full ashe na) | 1.65 | 8 |
| Anaemia (Khun nai) | 1.50 | 9 | Prolonged labour (Mela derir bedna) | 1.70 | 9 |
| Tear (Chira/Chera) | 1.55 | 10 | Pain not strong enough (Bedna beshi soktto na) | 1.85 | 10 |
Rating: 1=Most severe; 2=Intermediate; 3=Least severe; EDD=Expected date of delivery