Table 2.

Causes of maternal deaths related to pregnancy in rural Nepal.

Cause of death	Died during pregnancy or 0−42 days post partum		Died 43−364 days post partum
	n	%	n	%
Obstetrica
Haemorrhage	28	23.3	2	3.1
Eclampsia	13	10.8	0	0
Puerperal sepsis	10	8.3	0	0
Other obstetric	13	10.8	0	0
Total	64	53.2	2	3.1
Infection (other)
Gastrointestinal infection	9	7.5	6	9.2
Sepsis	5	4.2	8	12.3
Respiratory infection, tuberculosis	8	6.7	17	26.2
Otherb	5	4.2	8	12.3
Total	27	22.6	39	60.0
Injuriesc	4	3.3	7	10.8
Miscellaneous
Chronic illnessd	6	5.0	4	6.1
Uncertain illnesse	11	9.2	6	9.2
Verbal autopsy not done	8	6.7	7	10.8
Total	25	20.9	17	26.1
Total	120	100	65	100

^aHaemorrhage includes antepartum, postpartum, reactionary and unspecified haemorrhage, and retained placenta. Eclampsia includes unspecified and postpartum eclampsia. Other obstetric includes obstetric shock, postpartum shock and obstructed labour.

^bOther infections include hepatitis, tetanus, leshmaniasis, meningitis and typhoid.

^cInjuries include snake bite, burns, hanging and drowning.

^dChronic illness includes anaemia, asthma, epilepsy, pulmonary embolism, blood cancer, breast cancer and hepatic failure.

^eUncertain illness includes causes of death that remained undetermined by the physician review process.