Causes of Maternal death

Causes of Maternal death

Maternal death is caused by hemorrhage, blood clot, infection, unsafe abortion, high blood pressure and obstructed labor.

Maternal death: Related Medical Conditions

To research the causes of Maternal death, consider researching the causes of these these diseases that may be similar, or associated with Maternal death:

• Post partum hemorrhage
• Hepatitis E
• Abruption placenta
• Hypovolemic shock
• Septic abortion
• Antepartum hemorrhage
• Jaundice

Maternal death: Causes and Types

Causes of Broader Categories of Maternal death: Review the causal information about the various more general categories of medical conditions:

• Physical conditions
• Death
• Women's health conditions
• Women only conditions
• Systemic conditions
• Pregnancy-related conditions
• Death conditions
• more types...»

Maternal death as a complication of other conditions:

Other conditions that might have Maternal death as a complication may, potentially, be an underlying cause of Maternal death. Our database lists the following as having Maternal death as a complication of that condition:

• Abruptio Placentae
• Antepartum Eclampsia
• Eclampsia
• HELLP syndrome
• Hypertension of pregnancy
• Intrapartum Eclampsia
• Postpartum Eclampsia
• Pregnancy toxemia /hypertension
• Septic abortion

Medical news summaries relating to Maternal death:

The following medical news items are relevant to causes of Maternal death:

• Pregnancy syndrome risks maternal and fetal death
• More news »

Related information on causes of Maternal death:

As with all medical conditions, there may be many causal factors. Further relevant information on causes of Maternal death may be found in:

• Contagiousness for Maternal death
• Genetics of Maternal death
• Hidden causes of Maternal death

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