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Table 3 Underlying causes of potentially life-threatening conditions and severe maternal outcomes

From: Maternal near miss and quality of maternal health care in Baghdad, Iraq

 

Women with potentially life-threatening conditions

Maternal near-miss cases

Maternal deaths

 

N=

212

N=

129

N=

16

 

n

%

n

%

n

%

Underlying causes

      

Pregnancy with abortive outcome

44

20.75%

6

4.65%

1

6.25%

Obstetric Hemorrhage

99

46.70%

85

65.89%

7

43.75%

Hypertensive disorders

49

23.11%

27

20.93%

4

25.00%

Pregnancy-related infection

9

4.25%

4

3.10%

1

6.25%

Other obstetric disease or complication

28

13.21%

22

17.05%

1

6.25%

Medical/Surgical/Mental disease or complication

38

17.92%

26

20.16%

5

31.25%

Unanticipated complications of management

14

6.60%

11

8.53%

1

6.25%

Coincidental conditions

10

4.72%

8

6.20%

2

12.50%

Unknown

4

1.89%

3

2.33%

1

6.25%

Contributory causes / associated conditions

      

Anemia

96

45.28%

71

55.04%

8

50.00%

HIV infection

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

Previous caesarean section

74

34.91%

58

44.96%

7

43.75%

Prolonged / obstructed labor

28

13.21%

21

16.28%

3

18.75%