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Table 2 Causes of maternal mortality in Iran based on the ICD-MM

From: Determinants and causes of maternal mortality in Iran based on ICD-MM: a systematic review

 

Classification of causes of maternal deaths

N

%

Type

Group name/number

  

Maternal death: direct

1. Pregnancies with abortive outcome

62

2.3

Maternal death: direct

2. Hypertensive disorders in pregnancy, childbirth, and the puerperium

458

17.3

Maternal death: direct

3. Obstetric hemorrhage

816

30.7

Maternal death: direct

4. Pregnancy-related infection

211

7.9

Maternal death: direct

5. Other obstetric complicationsa

282

10.6

Maternal death: direct

6. Unanticipated complications of management

26

1.0

 

Total Direct

1855

69.9

Maternal death: indirect

7. Non-obstetric complications

  

• Diseases of the nervous system

3

0.1

• Diseases of the circulatory system

217

8.1

• Diseases of the respiratory system

26

1.0

• Diseases of the digestive system

16

0.6

• Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue

4

0.2

• Diseases of the genitourinary system

16

0.6

• Other indirect causes

266

10.0

 

Total Indirect

548

20.6

Maternal death: unspecified

8. Unknown/undetermined

138

5.2

 

Unclassified (not reported)b

114

4.3

 

Total

2655

100.0

  1. aIn this category, 142 cases equivalent to 5.3% of the total causes of maternal deaths were due to embolism
  2. bThis category is the cases that were not clear whether they died from other direct causes or other indirect causes