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Obstetrics 3
Perinatal and Maternal Mortality
Question | Answer |
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What is NZ's total mortality rate in 2009? | 22/100,000 |
What are the greatest direct causes of maternal death? | Amniotic fluid embolism 16%. Preeclampsia/eclampsia 8%. Postpartum haemorrhage 6%. |
Is NZ's maternal mortality rate higher than the UK's? | Yes. |
When are mothers most likely to die? Pre or post partum? | Post partum. 59%. |
What statistic of maternal death is reported as potentially preventable? | 35% |
What are the greatest indirect causes for maternal death? | Suicide 20%. Pre-existing medical conditions 18%. Non-obstetric causes 12%. |
What are clinical flags associated with poor perinatal outcome? | Maternal age. (<20, >40) Obesity. Maternal mental health problems. Multiple pregnancies. Socioeconomic deprivation. Maternal medical conditions. |
Define perinatal. | Of or relating to the time, usually a number of weeks, immediately before and after birth. |
What are the greatest ethnicity of babies born in NZ? | NZ Europeans 66%. |
What is the rate for still births in NZ? | 6.3 per 1000 |
Are teenage mothers at greater risk of dying than others? | Yes. |
50% of teenage mothers whose babies died during 2007 - 2009 were of what ethnicity? | Maori. |
How many in percent of all teenage mothers whose babies died were smokers? | 45% |
What are the most common causes of perinatal death among teenage mothers? | Spontaneous preterm birth. Fetal growth restriction. Perinatal infection. |