| University hospital | Regional hospital | |
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Cause of MNM or death | MNM | Death | MNM | Death | Total |
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(n = 326) | (n = 48) | (n = 141) | (n = 29) | (n = 544) |
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Hypertensive disordersa
| 127 | 4 | 91 | 8 | 230 (42%) |
Postpartum haemorrhage | 48 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 69 (13%) |
Other obstetric causesb
| 31 | 18 | 3 | 8 | 60 (11%) |
Placenta complicationsc
| 46 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 54 (9.9%) |
Ruptured uterus | 26 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 35 (6.4%) |
Extrauterine pregnancy | 14 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 29 (5.3%) |
Obstetric infectionsd
| 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 22 (4.0%) |
Abortions < 28 weekse
| 11 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 21 (3.9%) |
Indirect causesf
| 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 20 (3.7%) |
Other causes < 28 weeksg
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 (0.74%) |
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aSevere pre-eclampsia and eclampsia (212 MNM, 11 deaths), HELLP syndrom (Hemolysis Elevated Liver Enzymes Low Platelet count) (6 MNM, 1 death).
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bIatrogenic complications (9 MNM, 5 deaths), anaemia (12 MNM, 4 deaths), peripartum cardiomyopathy (9 MNM, 9 deaths), intra-abdominal haemorrhage after CS (2 MNM, 2 deaths), thrombo-embolic events (3 deaths), intoxication by herbs taken by woman to augment labour (2 deaths), coagulopathy due to intra-uterine fetal death (1 MNM, 1 death), renal failure (1 MNM).
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cAblatio (34 MNM, 6 deaths), previa (5 MNM), accreta (6 MNM), coriocarcinoma (3 MNM).
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dGestational age ≥ 28 weeks.
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eSpontaneous (11 MNM, 2 deaths) and unsafe abortions (6 MNM, 2 deaths).
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fHIV (3 MNM, 7 deaths), non-obstetric infections (2 MNM, 1 death), malaria (2 MNM), cholecystitis (1 MNM), asthma (1 death), sickle cell anaemia (1 MNM), epilepsy (1 MNM), intracranial lesion (1 death).
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gMolar pregnancy (3 MNM), hyperemesis (1 MNM).