Leading Causes of Maternal Mortality, 2007

Leading Causes of Maternal Mortality, 2007
Causes		Deaths per 100,000 Live Births
^Deaths occurring in the period immediately after delivery.↑ ^*Deaths from pre-existing conditions complicated by pregnancy.↑ Source II.1: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics System.
Direct Causes	Complications related to the puerperium^*	2.2
	Eclampsia and pre-eclampsia	1.5
	Hemorrhage of pregnancy, childbirth, and placenta previa	0.9
	Pregnancy with abortive outcome	0.7
	Other direct causes	3.8
Indirect causes^**		3.1
Unspecified cause		0.5

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