Maternal deaths in Australia 2006-2010

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Release Date: 19 Aug 2014

Topic: Mothers & babies

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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2014) Maternal deaths in Australia 2006-2010, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 26 April 2024.

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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2014). Maternal deaths in Australia 2006-2010. Canberra: AIHW.

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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Maternal deaths in Australia 2006-2010. AIHW, 2014.

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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Maternal deaths in Australia 2006-2010. Canberra: AIHW; 2014.

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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2014, Maternal deaths in Australia 2006-2010, AIHW, Canberra.

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Maternal deaths in Australia 2006–10 is the 15th report on women who die during pregnancy and childbirth. Although maternal deaths are rare in Australia, they are catastrophic events when they do occur and require monitoring and investigation. The report includes information about the women, pregnancy, and cause of death as well as good practice guidance points for clinicians to inform practice improvement.

ISSN: 1449-8863
ISBN: 978-1-74249-611-5
Cat. no: PER 61
Pages: 137

Findings from this report:

99 maternal deaths that occurred with 42 days of the end of pregnancy in Australia over the five years 2006–2010
6.8 per 100,000 was the maternal mortality ratio in 2006–¬2010
16.4 per 100,000 was the Indigenous maternal mortality ratio, almost three times the ratio of other Australian woman
9 deaths were due to amniotic fluid embolism, which was the leading direct cause of maternal death

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Maternal deaths in Australia 2006-2010

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