Report on confidential enquiries into maternal deaths in England and Wales, 1964-1966 / by Humphrey Arthure [and others].

Date:
1969
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Licence: Open Government Licence

Credit: Report on confidential enquiries into maternal deaths in England and Wales, 1964-1966 / by Humphrey Arthure [and others]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    No. Cause of Death Number 260 Diabetes mellitus : 1 642-2 Pre-eclampsia of pregnancy 3 645 Ectopic pregnancy 3 650 Abortion ne ; 3 670 Delivery complicated by placenta praevia 3 671 Delivery complicated by retained placenta ; 1 674 Delivery complicated by disproportion or mal- presentation of foetus... 22 675 Delivery complicated by prolonged labour a other origin ~ si 8 677 Delivery with other trauma (cuptured uterus) 1 678 Delivery with other complications of childbirth (foetal distress) $8 ie ee, es 5 50 The operative procedures were: Elective lower segment Caesarean section 6 Lower segment Caesarean section because of failed trial of labour . a 4 Other emergency me segment Caesarean section ... 22 Repair of ruptured uterus 1 Laparotomy because of ectopic pregnancy 2 Repair of burst abdomen (after ectopic pregnancy) ... ] Forceps delivery ... ae 8 Internal version and breech extraction 1 Manual removal of placenta 1 Repair of episiotomy ee “er Heh 1 Dilatation and curettage because of incomplete abortion 3 50 4