Table 4.
Death Reported in the RAMOS14 Study and the Official Maternal Mortality Statistics Deaths to Currently or Recently Pregnant Women Aged 15–49
| RAMOS Classification | Pregnancy-Related Deaths | Maternal Deaths | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RAMOS | Officially Reported | RAMOS | Officially Reported | |||
| N | N | % | N | N | % | |
| Total | 36 | 36 | (100.0%) | 23 | 14 | (60.9%) |
| Early deaths (0–42 days pp) | 20 | 13 | (65.0%) | 15 | 13 | (86.7%) |
| Direct obstetric deaths | 14 | 12 | (85.7%) | 14 | 12 | (85.7%) |
| Indirect obstetric deaths | 1 | 1 | (100.0%) | 1 | 1 | (100.0%) |
| Coincidental deaths | 5 | 0* | † | † | † | † |
| Late deaths (43–365 days pp) | 16 | 13 | (81.3%) | 8 | 1 | (12.5%) |
| Direct obstetric deaths | 3 | 1‡ | (33.3%) | 3 | 1‡ | (33.3%) |
| Indirect obstetric deaths | 5 | 0 | † | 5 | 0 | † |
| Coincidental deaths | 8 | 12* | (150.0%) | † | † | † |
| Other§ | 0 | 10 | † | † | † | † |
Notes: *Virtually all death certificates of WRA lacked the pregnancy status specified (empty pregnancy check-box); late coincidental deaths identified by data matching include six late maternal deaths classified by RAMOS14. †Not applicable. ‡Reclassified as indirect in RAMOS14. § Pregnancy-related deaths to women aged 15–49 identified by RAMOS14 including 3 maternal deaths.