From: Puerperal sepsis, the leading cause of maternal deaths at a Tertiary University Teaching Hospital in Uganda
Cause of death
Number (%)
Direct
Puerperal sepsis
43 (30.9)
Hemorrhage
30 (21.6)
Abortion complications
15 (10.8)
Hypertensive diseases in pregnancy
20 (14.4)
Indirect causes
Severe malaria
12 (8.92)
Anemia
06 (4.46)
Others