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Perinatal and Maternal Mortality

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