Table 6.

The risk factors predisposing to CS and/or to maternal mortality based on indications of CS

Cause of Death	Total [No. (%)]	Emergency	Repeat	Elective	Perimortem
Direct
Bleeding before delivery	1 (0.2)	1(0.4)	0(0)	0(0)	0(0)
Bleeding during delivery	11 (2.9)	6(2.5)	4(4.8)	1(3.4)	0(0)
Bleeding after delivery	79 (20.9)	44(18.3)	25(29.8)	10(34.5)	0(0)
Before delivery sepsis	6 (1.6)	3(1.2)	2(2.4)	0(0)	1(4.2)
After delivery sepsis	12 (3.2)	7(2.9)	2(2.4)	3(10.3)	0(0)
Emboli	11 (2.9)	5(2.1)	5(6)	1(3.4)	0(0)
Regional anesthesia complication	3 (0.8)	2(0.8)	1(1.2)	0(0)	0(0)
General anesthesia complication	5 (1.3)	3(1.2)	1(1.2)	1(3.4)	0(0)
Fatty liver	9 (2.4)	9(3.7)	0(0)	0(0)	0(0)
Preeclampsia	38 (10.1)	32(13.3)	2(2.4)	1(3.4)	3(12.5)
Eclampsia	34 (9)	20(8.3)	5(6)	1(3.4)	8(33.3)
Abortion	0(0)	0(0)	0(0)	0(0)	0(0)
Ectopic pregnancy	0(0)	0(0)	0(0)	0(0)	0(0)
Molar pregnancy	0(0)	0(0)	0(0)	0(0)	0(0)
Other	32(8.5)	20(8.3)	6(7.1)	3(10.3)	3(12.5)
All direct	241 (63.8)	152 (63)	53 (60.9)	21(72.1)	15(62.5)
Indirect
Cardiovascular	31 (8.2)	22(9.1)	6(7.1)	1(3.5)	2(8.3)
HIV	0(0)	0(0)	0(0)	0(0)	0(0)
Diabetes Mellitus	1 (0.3)	1(0.4)	0(0)	0(0)	0(0)
Errors	1 (0.3)	1(0.4)	0(0)	0(0)	0(0)
Bowel perforation	5 (1.3)	3(1.2)	2(2.4)	0(0)	0(0)
Renal diseases	7 (1.9)	5(2.1)	2(2.4)	0(0)	0(0)
Peritonitis	3 (0.8)	2(0.9)	0(0)	1(3.5)	0(0)
Tuberculosis	1 (0.3)	0(0)	1(1.2)	0(0)	0(0)
Chronic HTN	10 (2.6)	7(2.9)	2(2.4)	0(0)	1(4.2)
Thromboemboli	18 (4.7)	11(4.6)	6(7.1)	0(0)	1(4.2)
Other	45(11.8)	24(10)	12(14.3)	5(17.4)	4(16.7)
All indirect	122 (32.2)	76 (31.6)	31 (36.9)	7(24.4)	8(33.4)
Unknown	15 (4)	13(5.4)	0(0)	1(3.5)	1(4.1)
Total	378 (100.2)	241(100)	84(100)	29(100)	24(100)