Abstract
Objective To evaluate the global productivity regarding original articles on maternal near-miss
(MNM).
Methods We conducted a bibliometric analysis of original articles published from 2008 to
November 2019 in the journals indexed in the Scopus database. The averages of the
number of articles by author, of the number of authors by article, of the number of
citations by article, and the total number of documents with one or more authors were
obtained. An analysis of the co-citation of authors and a co-occurrence analysis of
the terms included in the titles and abstracts were performed and were presented as
network visualization maps.
Results A total of 326 original articles were analyzed. There was an increase in the number
of articles (p < 0.001; average annual growth rate = 12.54%). A total of 1,399 authors, an average
number of articles per author of 4.29, with an index of authors per document of 0.23,
and an index of co-authors per document of 8.16 were identified. A total of 85 countries
contributed with original articles on MNM. Among the top ten countries regarding the
contribution of articles, five were low and middle-income countries (LMICs). Brazil
had the highest volume of production (31.1%), followed by the US (11.5%). Terms related
to countries and the measurement of the rates and cases of MNM and the associated
factors were found in recent years in the analysis of the co-occurrence of terms.
Conclusion There was an increase in the production of original articles on MNM, with a significant
participation of authors and institutions from LMICs, which reveals a growing interest
in the use of MNM indicators to improve the quality of maternal health care.
Keywords near-miss - healthcare - maternal health - maternal health services
