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Table 2 Underlying cause of death for facility-based maternal deaths as assigned by the Maternal Death Review (MDR) team, an Expert Panel (EP) and computer-based programme (InterVA-4)

From: Measuring maternal mortality using a Reproductive Age Mortality Study (RAMOS)

ICD-MM Type

ICD-MM Group

MDR Team (%)

EP (%)

InterVA4 (%)

Direct Maternal Death

1. Pregnancy with abortive outcome

6 (7.0)

12 (14.0)

13 (15.1)

2. Hypertensive disorders

7 (8.1)

10 (11.6)

14 (16.3)

3. Obstetric haemorrhage

16 (18.6)

29 (33.7)

26 (30.2)

4. Pregnancy related infections

7 (8.1)

12 (14.0)

15 (17.4)

5. Other obstetric complications

2 (2.3)

2 (2.3)

0 (0.0)

6. Unanticipated complications of management

1 (1.2)

1 (1.2)

1 (1.2)

Indirect Maternal Death

7. Non-obstetric complications

31 (36.0)

15 (17.4)

13 (15.1)

Unspecified

8. Unknown/undetermined

2 (2.3)

5 (5.8)

3 (3.5)

Contributing conditions

13 (15.1)

0

1 (1.2)

NC: No code available for condition in ICD-MM

1 (1.2)

0

0

Total

86 (100)

86 (100)

86 (100)