MBRRACE overall figures

Question 1

Number of maternal deaths

Answer 1

• 11 / 100 000 in 2008
• 10 / 100 000 in 2009 - 2012
• The decrease is predominantly due to a reduction in deaths due to direct (obstetric) causes
• Death from hypertension is the lowest since 1950

Question 2

Causes of mothers’ deaths

Answer 2

• Two thirds of mothers died from medical and mental
  health problems in pregnancy
• Only one third from direct complications of pregnancy such as bleeding
• Three quarters of women who died had medical or
  mental health problems before they became pregnant
• Almost a quarter of women who died had
  Sepsis (severe infection)
• 1 in 11 of the women died from Flu. More than half of these women’s deaths could have been prevented by a flu jab

Question 3

Rate of indirect maternal deaths

Answer 3

6.87 per 100,000 maternities

Question 4

Rate of direct maternal deaths

Answer 4

3.25 per 100,000 maternities

Question 5

Main news from previous report

Answer 5

• The number of women dying from genital tract sepsis has significantly decreased since 2006-8.
• Thrombosis and thromboembolism is once again the leading cause of direct maternal death

Question 6

Direct death in order

Answer 6

• Thromboembolism
• Sepsis (2.04 / 100 000)
• Haemorrhage ( 10%) (17 deaths) (0.49 / 100 000)
• PET
• AFI/Early pregnancy complications

Question 7

Indirect deaths in order

Answer 7

• Cardiac
• Neuro
• Psychiatric