MotherCare

Because of the small number of cases and due to the fact
that the problems associated with maternal mortality cases
might be different than those associated with perinatal and
neonatal mortality, only a brief descriptive analysis of
maternal mortality will follow.
9.1. Maternal characteristics
Among these mothers' characteristics, there was one
clearly different than those found among women who did not die
from causes associated with reproduction: maternal age. The
cases were older than the majority of mothers, ranging from 30
to 43 years of age;
the maternal mortality cases average age
was 39 years while the median was 40.
9.2. Moment of death (8 cases)
Pregnancy
Labor
Puerperium:
immediate
intermediate
late
3
2
2
0
1
9.3. Probable cause of death
Sepsis associated with
intrauterine death
Puerperal sepsis
Abruptio placenta
with uterine atony
Abruptio placenta
3
1
1
1
Abnormal presentation
and prolonged labor 1
Hemorrhage during
pregnancy (placental
marginal sinus)
1