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Table 3 Main causes of adverse perinatal events in Campinas and the percentage of the cause within the group of the event

From: A population-based surveillance study on severe acute maternal morbidity (near-miss) and adverse perinatal outcomes in Campinas, Brazil: The Vigimoma Project

Causes

n

% of the event within the group

Maternal death

  

Central nervous system bleeding complicating anticoagulation therapy

1

25

Hemorrhage due to placenta previa

1

25

Septicemia following fatty liver disease

1

25

Complicating urinary tract infection

1

25

Near-miss

  

Hypertensive complications

54

57.8

Postpartum hemorrhage

17

17.9

Congestive heart failure

6

6.3

Sepsis

3

3.1

Others

15

15.8

Fetal death

  

Intrauterine anoxia

15

46.9

Malformations

8

25.0

No information

9

28.1

Early neonatal death

  

Respiratory failure

13

46.4

Sepsis

4

14.3

Anoxia

3

10.7

Malformation

3

10.7

Others

5

17.8