Place of Maternal Death, No. (%) | ||||
Home | On the way to a facility | Facility | Total | |
Maternal deaths | 13 (22.8) | 17 (29.8) | 27 (47.4) | 57 (100.0) |
Maternal deaths after deliverya | 12 (25.0) | 13 (27.2) | 23 (47.9) | 48 (100.0) |
Cause of Death | ||||
Hemorrhage | 6 (46.2) | 7 (41.2) | 9 (33.3) | 22 (38.6) |
Severe anemia | 4 (30.8) | 5 (29.4) | 6 (22.2) | 15 (26.3) |
Sepsis | 2 (15.4) | 1 (5.9) | 5 (18.5) | 8 (14.0) |
Pregnancy-induced hypertension and eclampsia | 1 (7.7) | 3 (17.7) | 2 (7.4) | 6 (10.5) |
Obstructed labor | 0 (0) | 1 (5.9) | 3 (11.1) | 4 (7.0) |
Unknown | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 2 (7.4) | 2 (3.5) |
Total | 13 (100) | 17 (100) | 27 (100) | 57 (100) |
↵a Of 57maternal deaths, 48 women died after delivery while 9 died during pregnancy.