Obstetric admission and maternal mortality in the intensive care unit in Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Alemwork Abie, Molla Getie Mehari, Tenagnework Eseyneh Dagnew, Amare Mebrat Delie, Mihret Melese, Liknaw Workie Limenh, Nigus Kassie Worku, Eneyew Talie Fenta, Dereje Esubalew and Mickiale Hailu

PLOS ONE, 2025, vol. 20, issue 4, 1-17

Abstract: Background: Obstetric complications are a major contributor to maternal morbidity and mortality worldwide, especially in low-resource settings such as many countries in Africa. Intensive care units offer specialized care for women with severe obstetric complications, which require advanced monitoring and therapeutic interventions. Despite the critical importance of ICU care, there is a paucity of comprehensive data on obstetric ICU admissions and outcomes in Africa. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the proportion of obstetric admissions and maternal mortality in the intensive care unit in Africa. Objective: To assess the proportion of obstetric admissions and maternal mortality in the intensive care unit in Africa. Methodology: The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA 2020) guidelines were followed in reporting the study’s findings. Articles searched; from PubMed, HINARI, Web of Science, Google Scholar, Repository, and African Journals Online were systematically searched for reports of obstetric admission in the intensive care unit, either pregnant or up to 6 weeks postpartum. The Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) Critical Appraisal tool was used to evaluate each article’s quality. The Stata 17 software was used to compute the analysis. The heterogeneity of the studies was detected using the Cochran Q test and I2 test statistics, which were considered significant at p

Date: 2025
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