Table 2 Category of suspected cause of pregnancy-related death across all hospitals and both years, stratified by those identified in the maternity ward and those identified in all other wards
WHO Application of ICD10 category of suspected cause of pregnancy-related death | Total N = 111 | Maternity Ward N = 86 | Other Ward N = 25 | P-valuea |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Group 1-Pregnancy with abortive outcome | 3 (2.7%) | 2 (2.3%) | 1 (4.0%) | 0.539 |
Group 2-Hypertensive disorders in pregnancy | 20 (18.0%) | 17 (19.8%) | 3 (12.0%) | 0.556 |
Group 3-Obstetric hemorrhage | 30 (27.0%) | 24 (27.9%) | 6 (24.0%) | 0.802 |
Group 4-Pregnancy-related infection | 7 (6.3%) | 3 (3.5%) | 4 (16.0%) | 0.044 b |
Group 5-Other obstetric complications (e.g., venous complications, obstetric embolism, obstetric trauma) | 8 (7.2%) | 6 (7.0%) | 2 (8.0%) | 1.000 |
Group 6-Complications of anesthesia | 1 (0.9%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (4.0%) | 0.225 |
Group 7-Indirect pregnancy-related (i.e., systemic diseases complicated by pregnancy) | 11 (9.9%) | 5 (5.8%) | 3 (12.0%) | 0.376 |
Group 8-Unknown (i.e., pregnancy-related death with unspecified cause) | 35 (31.5%) | 29 (33.7%) | 5 (20.0%) | 0.226 |