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. 2011 Aug 2;8:22. doi: 10.1186/1742-4755-8-22

Table 4.

Indicators of severe maternal morbidity according to WHO definition

PLTC MNM MD Total LB
461 194 18 673 14.418
68.5% 28.8% 2.7%

MNM incidence ratio: MNM/LB × 1000 = 13.46/1000 LB

Severe Maternal Outcome Ratio (SMOR) = (MNM+MD)/LB × 1000
SMOR = 14.7/1000 LB

Maternal near miss: mortality ratio: MNM: 1 MD = 10.7: 1

Mortality index: MI = MD/(MNM+MD) = 0.085 = 8.5%

Maternal mortality ratio: MMR = MD/LB × 100.000 = 124.84/100000 LB

LB: live births; MD: maternal death; MI: mortality index; MMR: maternal mortality ratio; MNM: maternal near miss; PLTC: potentially life threatening condition; SMOR: severe maternal outcome ratio.