Maternal sudden death: A nationwide retrospective study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine the prevalence of maternal sudden death (MSD) and to compare the characteristics of death between women with explained and unexplained sudden death.

Design

A national retrospective study in France.

Population

Maternal deaths related to an unexpected sudden cardiac arrest were extracted from the French National Confidential Enquiry into Maternal Deaths database for 2007-2012.

Methods

Maternal, pregnancy, sudden death characteristics and maternal investigations were compared between women with explained and unexplained cause of death.

Results

A total of 83 maternal sudden deaths and 4 949 890 live births occurred over the period studied, thus accounting for 16% of all maternal deaths (n = 510). Death was explained in 51 (61%) women a

SUBMITTER: Braund S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10092016 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature