Table 3.

Conditions contributing to maternal death identified by a panel of experts using ICD-MM

ICD-MM code	ICD-MM name	Frequency (% of total)
Obstructed Labour
064	Obstructed labour due to malposition and mal-presentation of the fetus	23 (17.8 %)
065	Obstructed labour due to maternal pelvic abnormality	16 (12.4 %)
066.3	Obstructed labour due to other abnormalities of the fetus (hydrocephalus)	2 (1.6 %)
064, 065	Septic shock and obstructed labour	1 (0.8 %)
075.1, 064.2	Septic shock, obstructed labour due to face presentation and prolonged labour	1 (0.8 %)
Prolonged Labour
063.9, 075.1	Prolonged labour and septic shock	9 (7.0 %)
063	Prolonged second stage of labour	13 (10.1 %)
Anaemia
Morbidity	Severe anaemia	15 (11.6 %)
Morbidity	Severe anaemia and heart failure	2 (1.6 %)
Morbidity, 066	Severe anaemia and obstructed labour	2 (1.6 %)
Complications of Caesarean Section
075	Infected caesarean section wound, peritonitis	4 (3.1 %)
86.0	Infected caesarean section wound and septic shock	4 (3.1 %)
HIV
098.7	HIV positive	6 (4.7 %)
Morbidity	Tuberculosis infection	1 (0.8 %)
Other Obstetric complications
030	Multiple gestation	8 (6.2 %)
042	Premature rupture of membranes	7 (5.4 %)
084.4	Grand multiparity	2 (1.6 %)
062.3	Precipitate labour	2 (1.6 %)
075	Haemorrhagic/hypovolemic shock	9 (7.0 %)
7075.1	Septic shock	2 (1.6 %)
Total		129 (100 %)