MBRRACE

Question 1

Causes of maternal death? (Total)

Answer 1

1. Covid 19 (14%)
2. Cardiac disease (14%)
3. VTE (14%)
4. Sepsis (10%)
5. Neurological (9%)
6. Other physical conditions (8%)
7. Haemorrhage (7%)
8. PET (4%)

Question 2

How many times are black and Asian women more likely to die in pregnancy than white women?

Answer 2

Asian 2x

Black 4x

9.7 vs 17.6 vs 37.2 per 100,000

Question 3

By how much are women from deprived areas likely to die compared to those from non deprived areas?

Answer 3

2x

Question 4

Examples of Indirect causes of maternal death?

Answer 4

1. Covid
2. Cardiac disease
3. Neurological

Question 5

Direct causes of maternal death?

Answer 5

1. VTE
2. Haemorrhage
3. Psychiatric
4. Sepsis

Question 6

Postnatal deaths ?

Answer 6

1. Drugs and alcohol
2. Suicide
3. Coincidental malignancy

Most suicides happen 6 weeks - 1 year PP

Question 7

Direct maternal death - define

Answer 7

Death as a consequence of a disorder specific to pregnancy.

Eg, VTE, PET, genital tract sepsis, suicide

Question 8

Indirect maternal death - define

Answer 8

Deaths resulting from an existing disease or diseases that developed during pregnancy and which were not due to direct obstetric causes but aggravated by pregnancy.

Eg. Cardiac disease, covid 19, neurological

Question 9

Late maternal death

Answer 9

> 42 days PP but < 1 year