Research Article

Awareness about a Life-Threatening Condition: Ectopic Pregnancy in a Network for Surveillance of Severe Maternal Morbidity in Brazil

Table 1

Prevalence of potentially life-threatening conditions (PLTC), maternal near miss (MNM), and maternal deaths (MD) among complicated ectopic pregnancy cases and other causes of morbidity and their correspondent health indicators.

Morbidity/mortality CausePR (95% CI) for ectopic 
pregnancy
Ectopic pregnancyOther causes

PLTC286 (91.7)8359 (90.4)1.16 (0.69–1.94)
MNM 25 (8.0)745 (8.1)0.99 (0.58–1.69)
MD1 (0.3)139 (1.5)0.22 (0.05–1.01)
Total3129243
Health indicatorsLB: 82.144
 MNMR0.3/1000 LB9.07/1000 LB
 SMOR0.3/1000 LB10.8/1000 LB
 MNM : MD ratio25.0 : 15.4 : 1
 Mortality index3.8%15.7%
 MMR1.2/100.000 LB169.2/100.000 LB

PR: prevalence ratio adjusted for cluster effect; PLTC: potentially life-threatening condition; MNM: maternal near miss; MD: maternal death; LB: live births; MNMR: maternal near miss ratio; SMOR: severe maternal outcome ratio; MMR: maternal mortality ratio.