Incidence and Predictors of Maternal and Perinatal Mortality among Women with Severe Maternal Outcomes: A Tanzanian Facility-Based Survey for Improving Maternal and Newborn Care

Table 3

Direct and indirect causes of maternal morbidity and mortality among pregnant women with SMO, DRRH, January 2016.

Variable	Morbidity (n = 140) n (%)	Mortality (n = 16) n (%)
Direct causes	104 (74.28)	10 (62.5)
Antepartum hemorrhage	20 (14.29)	1 (6.25)
Postpartum hemorrhage	25 (17.86)	3 (18.75)
Hypertensive disorders	24 (17.14)	4 (25.00)
Impending or ruptured uterus	10 (7.14)	1 (6.25)
Obstructed labor	8 (5.72)	0 (0.00)
Puerperal sepsis	12 (8.57)	0 (0.00)
Others	5 (3.57)	1 (6.25)
Indirect causes	36 (25.72)	6 (37.50)
Severe anemia	24 (17.14)	3 (18.75)
Cardiovascular diseases	8 (5.72)	3 (18.75)
HIV/AIDS related	3 (2.14)	0 (0.00)
Malaria	1 (0.71)	0 (0.00)