§ Mr. AmessTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many women aged 14–16 years, 17–21 years, 22–24 years, 25–30 years, 31–35 years and 36–40 years died from pregnancy-related diseases in each year since 1959.
§ Mr. Freeman[holding answer 28 July 1989]: The information is not available precisely in the form requested. Details have been extracted from the reports of the confidential inquiry into maternal deaths in England and Wales, which are produced triennially rather than annually. The breakdown of information among age groups is comprehensive but not exactly the same as the age groups requested.
Definitions used in the classification of maternal deaths altered in 1972. Before then they were sub-classified as
Number of Associated/Indirect Maternal Deaths by Age of Mother 1958–1984 Under 16 16–17 18–19 20–24 25–29 30–34 35–39 40–44 45+ Total Year "Associated" Deaths 58–60 — —1 8 40 62 67 51 224 — 252 61–63 1 — 310 49 65 48 45 24 2 244 64–66 — 3 3 30 44 41 29 16 5 176 67–69 — 4 7 60 66 50 29 26 1 243 70–72 1 3 19 58 65 42 46 17 — 251 "Indirect" Deaths 73–75 — 6 11 34 48 35 14 6 1 155 76–78 1 4 5 11 27 20 6 4 — 78 79–81 — 2 3 29 20 27 5 4 — 90 82–84 1 2 4 16 19 13 13 3 — 71 1 under 20 years 2 40+ years 3 16–19 years