MATERNAL DEATHS IN WASHINGTON STATE

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  • 1 January 1985
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 66  (1) , 99-101
Abstract
The completeness of maternal death reporting in Washington state was determined by comparing death certificates to the birth and fetal death records for women, age 15-45, dying from selected causes. From 1977 to 1981 there was 112% underreporting of maternal deaths. Only 17 of 36 maternal deaths were able to be identified on death certificates as being pregnancy related. Of the 36 deaths, 2 major causes of death were identified: Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (13 deaths) and pulmonary embolism (6 deaths).

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