TABLE 1.
Maternal and pregnancy‐related characteristics of women who died because of obstetric hemorrhage in the Netherlands between 2006 and 2019
| n = 27 (%) | |
|---|---|
| Maternal age, years | |
| 20–29 | 6 (22) |
| 30–39 | 18 (66) |
| ≥40 | 3 (11) |
| Body mass index, kg/m2 | |
| 18.5–24.9 | 11 (41) |
| 25.0–29.9 | 3 (11) |
| ≥30 | 5 (18) |
| Missing | 8 (30) |
| Ethnic background | |
| Dutch native | 15 (55) |
| European | 1 (4) |
| African | 4 (15) |
| Asian | 4 (15) |
| Missing | 3 (11) |
| Parity | |
| Nulliparous | 12 (44) |
| Parous | 15 (66) |
| Initial antenatal care | |
| Primary midwife‐led care | 18 (66) |
| Obstetrician‐led care | 9 (34) |
| Multiple pregnancy | 0 (0) |
| Prior cesarean section | 5 (18) |
| Prior obstetric bleeding | 0 (0) |
| Gestational age, weeks | |
| 24+0 to 31+6 | 1 (4) |
| 32+0 to 36+6 | 5 (18) |
| ≥37 weeks | 21 (78) |
| Mode of birth | |
| Vaginal | 6 (22) |
| Instrumental | 10 (37) |
| Cesarean section | 11 (41) |
| Scheduled | 1 (9) |
| Non‐scheduled | 7 (64) |
| Perimortem | 3 (27) |