Table 3 Conditions contributing to maternal death identified by a panel of experts using ICD-MM
From: Measuring maternal mortality using a Reproductive Age Mortality Study (RAMOS)
ICD-MM code | ICD-MM name | Frequency (% of total) |
|---|---|---|
Obstructed Labour | ||
064 | Obstructed labour due to malposition and mal-presentation of the fetus | 23 (17.8 %) |
065 | Obstructed labour due to maternal pelvic abnormality | 16 (12.4 %) |
066.3 | Obstructed labour due to other abnormalities of the fetus (hydrocephalus) | 2 (1.6 %) |
064, 065 | Septic shock and obstructed labour | 1 (0.8 %) |
075.1, 064.2 | Septic shock, obstructed labour due to face presentation and prolonged labour | 1 (0.8 %) |
Prolonged Labour | ||
063.9, 075.1 | Prolonged labour and septic shock | 9 (7.0 %) |
063 | Prolonged second stage of labour | 13 (10.1 %) |
Anaemia | ||
Morbidity | Severe anaemia | 15 (11.6 %) |
Morbidity | Severe anaemia and heart failure | 2 (1.6 %) |
Morbidity, 066 | Severe anaemia and obstructed labour | 2 (1.6 %) |
Complications of Caesarean Section | ||
075 | Infected caesarean section wound, peritonitis | 4 (3.1 %) |
86.0 | Infected caesarean section wound and septic shock | 4 (3.1 %) |
HIV | ||
098.7 | HIV positive | 6 (4.7 %) |
Morbidity | Tuberculosis infection | 1 (0.8 %) |
Other Obstetric complications | ||
030 | Multiple gestation | 8 (6.2 %) |
042 | Premature rupture of membranes | 7 (5.4 %) |
084.4 | Grand multiparity | 2 (1.6 %) |
062.3 | Precipitate labour | 2 (1.6 %) |
075 | Haemorrhagic/hypovolemic shock | 9 (7.0 %) |
7075.1 | Septic shock | 2 (1.6 %) |
Total | 129 (100 %) | |