Why Mothers Die 2000-2002 Report
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Section One: Introduction
Chapter 1 - Introduction and key findings
Section 2 - Direct Deaths
Chapter 2 - Thrombosis and thromboembolism
Chapter 3 - Pre-eclampsia and eclampsia
Chapter 4 - Haemorrhage
Chapter 5 - Amniotic fluid embolism
Chapter 6 - Early pregnancy deaths
Chapter 7 - Genital tract sepsis
Chapter 8 - Other direct deaths
Chapter 9 - Anaesthesia
Section Three: Indirect Deaths
Chapter 10 - Cardiac disease
Chapter 11 - Deaths from psychiatric causes
Chapter 12 - Other indirect deaths
Chapter 13 - Deaths from malignancy
Section Four: Coincidental and Late Deaths
Chapter 14 - Coincidental deaths and domestic violence
Chapter 15 - Late deaths
Section Five: Other Key issues
Chapter 16 - Pathology
Chapter 17 - Trends in intensive care
Chapter 18 - Issues for midwives
Section Six: Epidemiology
Chapter 19 - 'Near misses' and severe maternal morbidity; the Scottish Experience
Chapter 20 - Mortality in pregnant and nonpregnant women in England and Wales 1997-2002: are pregnant women healthier?
Chapter 21 - Trends in reproductive epidemiology and women's health
Chapter 22 - Confidential Enquiries into Maternal Deaths: developments and trends from 1952 onwards
Appendix 1 - Method of enquiry
Appendix 2 - Assessors for Maternal Deaths and CEMACH Personnel
Appendix 3 - Reports of Confidential Enquiries since 1952
Index