Maternal Deaths (Hansard, 14 June 1994)

§ Mr. Wigley
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will list the numbers of (i) direct maternal deaths, (ii) indirect maternal deaths, (iii) fortuitous maternal deaths and (iv) late maternal deaths in England and Wales reported to the confidential inquiry into maternal deaths in each of the three-year periods 1985–87 and 1988–90 which were of women born in(a) the United Kingdom, (b) the Republic of Ireland, (c) the New Commonwealth and Pakistan, (d) other countries and (e) unstated countries.

§ Mr. Sackville
The information is contained in the table. Data are available for the 1988 to 1990 period only.
Kingdom, (b) the Republic of Ireland, (c) the New Commonwealth and Pakistan, (d) other countries and (e) unstated countries.

§ Mr. Sackville
The information is shown in the table. Information for 1993 is not yet available.
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Maternal deaths

Country of birth Direct¹ (ICD9 630–646, 649–676) Indirect¹ (ICD9 647, 648)

1985–87 1988–90 1991–92 1985–87 1988–90 1991–92

Other countries 9 8 10 — — 2

Unstated countries — — — — — —

¹ International classification of diseases 9th revision—ICD9–630–676 cover complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium. Of these, ICD9 647 and 648 may be considered indirect causes of the pregnancy as they cover conditions in the mother classifiable elsewhere in the ICD9 but complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium. The remaining conditions may be considered direct mutes relating to pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium.

Notes:
1. There may have been other deaths to women who were pregnant or had recently given birth where this information was not shown on the death certificate or was not selected as the underlying cause of death.
2. There are no data yet available for 1993.

	Maternal deaths
Country of birth	Direct¹ (ICD9 630–646, 649–676)	Indirect¹ (ICD9 647, 648)
	1985–87	1988–90	1991–92	1985–87	1988–90	1991–92
Other countries	9	8	10	—	—	2
Unstated countries	—	—	—	—	—	—
¹ International classification of diseases 9th revision—ICD9–630–676 cover complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium. Of these, ICD9 647 and 648 may be considered indirect causes of the pregnancy as they cover conditions in the mother classifiable elsewhere in the ICD9 but complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium. The remaining conditions may be considered direct mutes relating to pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium.