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. 2011 Jan 22;11:9. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-11-9

Table 3.

Main causes of adverse perinatal events in Campinas and the percentage of the cause within the group of the event

Causes n % of the event within the group
Maternal death
Central nervous system bleeding complicating anticoagulation therapy 1 25
Hemorrhage due to placenta previa 1 25
Septicemia following fatty liver disease 1 25
Complicating urinary tract infection 1 25
Near-miss
Hypertensive complications 54 57.8
Postpartum hemorrhage 17 17.9
Congestive heart failure 6 6.3
Sepsis 3 3.1
Others 15 15.8
Fetal death
Intrauterine anoxia 15 46.9
Malformations 8 25.0
No information 9 28.1
Early neonatal death
Respiratory failure 13 46.4
Sepsis 4 14.3
Anoxia 3 10.7
Malformation 3 10.7
Others 5 17.8