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Table 3 Observed and expected cause specific maternal mortality ratios

From: Modeling maternal mortality in Bangladesh: the role of misoprostol in postpartum hemorrhage prevention

Cause of death

Number of maternal deaths

Deaths/100,000 live births

p-value

Project estimated MMR

Expected MMR (based on BMMS)1

Difference

PPH and bleeding related2

54

71.9

60.2

11.73

0.309

Antepartum hemorrhage (APH)

5

6.7

N/A

N/A

N/A

Eclampsia

27

36.0

38.6

-2.63

0.763

Obstructed labor

2

2.7

12.5

-9.84

0.012

Ruptured uterus

2

2.7

N/A

N/A

N/A

Other direct causes

20

26.6

11.4

15.2

0.014

Indirect causes

7

9.3

68.2

-58.9

<0.001

Total

117

156

194

-38

0.042

  1. 1Also had category “undetermined”, MMR=2.3.
  2. 2Hemorrhage (PPH and APH) for BMMS data.