Journal of Vietnamese Medicine  2004;297(4):50-54

To remark about maternal mortality in 1991-2000 period in Thai Binh province

Ha Thi Lam

Keywords

maternal mortality

Country

Viet Nam

Language

Vietnamese

Abstract

Study on maternal mortality and maternal mortality-induced basic causes in Thai Binh province during 1991-2000. The results: maternal mortality by different causes is 61.1%. Direct causes on maternal mortality are uterine hemorrhage, toxemia of pregnancy, infection, rupture of uterus and curettage for abortion. Maternal mortality by indirect causes is 34.4%, in which, nearly a half of deaths due to pregnant cardiopathies and over a half of deaths due to other indirect causes. There are 6 cases of maternal mortality not diagnosed. Maternal mortality occurs mainly at the age from 25 to 39 years old