肯尼亚基利菲县29岁的母亲Penina Zawadi于6月23日因剖腹产后大出血数小时死亡 1。她在Malindi Hospital等待转诊至Kilifi County Referral Hospital期间持续出血四小时，最终因当地医疗资源匮乏和转诊延迟不幸离世 1。
基利菲县的孕产妇死亡率远高于全国平均水平，每10万活产中有532人死亡，而2022年全国平均水平为355人 1。基利菲县政府表示，该县在过去一年半内共记录了81例孕产妇死亡病例 1。撒哈拉以南非洲每年记录约18万例孕产妇死亡，占全球总数的70% 1。
基利菲县孕产妇的主要死因包括严重出血、难产、妊娠高血压以及不安全流产引发的感染，且当地基层诊所面临设备、药品和转运能力严重不足的问题 1。此外，另一名母亲Halima Ramadhan于今年3月分娩双胞胎时死亡，其出院摘要显示死因为高血压后心力衰竭 1。
Penina Zawadi, a 29-year-old mother in Kilifi County, Kenya, died on June 23 after suffering severe postpartum hemorrhage 1. Following a cesarean section, she bled for four hours while waiting at Malindi Hospital for a transfer to the Kilifi County Referral Hospital, a delay attributed to the region's scarce medical resources and inadequate referral mechanisms 1.
The maternal mortality rate in Kilifi County stands at 532 deaths per 100,000 live births, significantly exceeding the national average of 355 recorded in 2022 government data 1. Over the past year and a half, the Kilifi County government has documented 81 maternal deaths 1. On a broader scale, Sub-Saharan Africa accounts for 70% of global maternal mortality, with approximately 180,000 deaths recorded annually 1. The leading causes of these fatalities include severe bleeding, difficult labor, pregnancy-induced hypertension, and infections stemming from unsafe abortions, while basic clinics in the area suffer from a critical shortage of equipment, medicines, and transport capacity 1.
In a separate tragedy, another mother, Halima Ramadhan, died in March during the delivery of twins 1. Her discharge summary indicated that the cause of death was heart failure triggered by high blood pressure 1.
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