Table of contents

  • Preliminary material
    • Title page and verso
    • List of tables 
    • List of figures 
    • Preface
    • Acknowledgements
    • Abbreviations
    • Key findings 
  • Sections
    • Section A Introduction 
      • Aims of this report 
      • Australian definitions of maternal mortality
      1. Epidemiology of maternal deaths
    • Section B Direct maternal deaths
      1. Direct maternal deaths summary
      2. Obstetric haemorrhage 
      3. Amniotic fluid and air embolism 
      4. Thrombosis and thromboembolism
      5. Hypertensive disorders in pregnancy 
      6. Early pregnancy deaths 
      7. Deaths due to anaesthesia 
      8. Other direct maternal causes of death
    • Section C Indirect maternal deaths
      1. Indirect maternal deaths summary
      2. Cardiac disease 
      3. Deaths from psychiatric causes 
      4. Other indirect causes of maternal death 
    • Section D Incidental maternal deaths
      1. Incidental maternal deaths summary
      2. Incidental causes of maternal death 
    • Section E Other key areas 
      1. Maternal mortality in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women
      2. Deaths associated with Caesarean section
      3. Epidemiology of maternal deaths in Australia 1973-99 
      4. Trends in reproductive health and maternity care in Australia, 1991-2000 
      5. International comparisons
      6. Data collection and classification issues
      7. Recommendations for future reporting 
  • End matter
    • Section F Appendices 
      • Appendix 1: Membership of the AIHW National Advisory Committee on Maternal Mortality
      • Appendix 2: Membership of AIHW National Advisory Committee Working Group
      • Appendix 3: Membership of the State and Territory Maternal Mortality Committees 1997-99
      • Appendix 4: Method of enquiry
      • Appendix 5: National Maternal Death Reporting Form
      • Appendix 6: Statistical methods and classifications
      • Appendix 7: Late maternal deaths 
    • References