Tabriz University of Medical Sciences Journal of Caring Sciences 2251-9920 13 1 2024 02 26 The Unmet Needs of Women with Maternal Near Miss Experience: A Qualitative Study 63 71 10.34172/jcs.2024.31796 EN Sedigheh Abdollahpour https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6112-0052 Abbas Heydari https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1082-7488 Hosein Ebrahimipour https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1811-372X Farhad Faridhoseini https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4790-5750 Talat Khadivzadeh https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9872-3933 Journal Article 10.34172/jcs.2024.31796 2022 08 16 2023 08 28 Introduction: A maternal near-miss (MNM) case is defined as "a woman who nearly died but survived from life-threatening pregnancy or childbirth complication". This study was conducted on health care providers and near-miss mothers (NMMs) with the aim of discovering the unmet needs of Iranian NMM. Methods: In this qualitative study 37 participants of key informants, health providers, NMMs and their husbands were selected using purposive sampling. Semi-structured in-depth interviews were conducted for data collection until data saturation was achieved. Data were analyzed using Graneheim and Lundman conventional content analysis. Results: The analysis revealed the core category of "the need for comprehensive support". Eight categories included "psychological", "fertility", "information", "improvement the quality of care", "sociocultural", "financial", "breastfeeding" and "nutritional" needs emerging from 18 sub-categories, were formed from 2112 codes. Conclusion: Many of the real needs of NMM have been ignored. Maternal health policymakers should provide standard guidelines based on the needs discovered in this study to support the NMMs’ unmet needs.