OBJECTIVE:

To determine how many cases of severe obstetric morbidity and maternal mortality were presented in 2010-2016, at the Hospital Juárez de México.

MATERIALS AND METHODS:

A retrospective, cross-sectional, observational study was carried out in cases of severe obstetric morbidity and maternal death were included according, to WHO criteria, attended in the Hospital Juárez de México from 2010-2016,. We included variables related to the diagnosis, with the organic failure or dysfunction and the interventions related to the management. The extreme maternal morbidity rate was calculated; obstetric (Near miss / Total pregnant). Measures of central tendency and dispersion were used.

RESULTS:

A total of 137 cases of severe obstetric morbidity and 26 of maternal deaths were registered. The mortality rate on average was 5.78% and death rate .415. The main causes of severe maternal morbidity and mortality were obstetric haemorrhage, hypertension associated with pregnancy and sepsis. There was an increase in cases of severe maternal morbidity and decrease in maternal death in the period studied.

CONCLUSION:

We suggest the establishment of a committee to evaluate and analyze cases of severe obstetric morbidity to improve the quality of care and treatment for this group of pregnant women, to reduce maternal death.