Table 6. The Categories of Pregnancy-Associated Hospitalizations and Potential Contributing Conditions Among the Women Who Died During Their First Day of Hospitalizations and the Share of the Examined Characteristics out of the Whole Cohort of Maternal Decedents.
| Group | Deaths on hospital day 1 (n = 192) | All maternal decedents (n = 557) |
|---|---|---|
| Category of hospitalization, n (%) | ||
| Miscarriage/abortion | 23 (12)1 | 23/61 (37.7)2 |
| Delivery | 114 (59.4) | 114/321 (35.5) |
| Postpartum | 23 (12) | 23/100 (23) |
| Antepartum | 32 (16.7) | 32/75 (42.7) |
| Potential contributing conditions | ||
| Hemorrhage, n (%) | 65 (33.9) | 65/153 (39.9) |
| Embolism, n (%) | 31 (16.1) | 31/62 (50) |
| Preeclampsia/eclampsia, n (%) | 29 (15.1) | 29/111 (26.1) |
| Sepsis, n (%) | 23 (12) | 23/131 (17.6) |
| Cardiomyopathy, n (%) | 6 (3.1) | 6/43 (14) |
| Cerebrovascular accident, n (%) | 15 (7.8) | 15/77 (19.5) |
| Cardiovascular conditions, n (%) | 22 (11.5) | 22/93 (23.7) |
1Percentages represent occurrence of examined attributes among the women who died during their first day of hospitalization. 2Percentages represent occurrence of the examined attributes among women who died during their first day of hospitalization out of all maternal decedents with the same attribute.