Title
Quality assessment of maternal death review (MDR): Strengthening surveillance and response in a tertiary care center, Central India
Authors
Vipasha Bhattacharya1, Saumya Tiwari2,* & Beenu Kushwah1
Affiliation
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Shyam Shah Medical College, Rewa, Madhya Pradesh, India; 2Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology , GMC Satna, Madhya Pradesh, India; *Corresponding author
Vipasha bhattacharya - E-mail:
bhattacharya12vipasha@gmail.com
Saumya tiwari - E-mail: saumyatiwari70879@gmail.com
Beenu kushwah - E-mail: drbeenukushwah@gmail.com
Article Type
Research Article
Date
Received September 1, 2026; Revised September 30, 2026; Accepted September 30, 2026, Published September 30, 2026
Abstract
Maternal Death Surveillance and Response (MDSR) are designed to systematically identify and analyze maternal fatalities; yet facility-based reviews often remain retrospective. Therefore, it is of interest to evaluate the maternal mortality and the implementation of the WHO’s MDSR framework at a tertiary care facility in Rewa. Adoption of a structured MDSR protocol, reinforced by faculty training, substantially enhanced audit quality. Detection of clinical and administrative issues increased from 13.3% to 71.7%, while actionable recommendations rose from 1.7% to 40%. Thus, data shows the effect of MDSR in enhancing maternal death reviews for evidence-based interventions.
Keywords
Maternal death, mortality, surveillance
Citation
Bhattacharya et al. Bioinformation 22(9): 5791-5794 (2026)
Edited by
P Kangueane
ISSN
0973-2063
Publisher
License
This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.
