"Two-thirds of deaths occurred in hospitals, with more than half of the women dying after giving birth. The most common causes of death were haemorrhage, complications during early pregnancy and suicide. Concerns raised by coroners most frequently included failing to provide appropriate treatment or to escalate cases, and lack of training. NHS organisations, like other professional bodies, are legally required to reply to the coroner within 56 days,"
"According to latest figures from the World Health Organization, about 260,000 women died during and after pregnancy and childbirth, even though most of these cases could have been avoided. While the vast majority of maternal deaths occur in lower and middle-income countries, the risk of maternal mortality in wealthier countries is on average 10 per 100,000 live births. In England, the maternal death rate for 2021/23 was 12.82 per 100,000 births."
Between 2013 and 2023, coroners issued 29 prevention-of-future-death (PFD) reports relating to maternal deaths in England and Wales. Nearly two-thirds of those reports received no published responses from the organisations they were sent to. Two-thirds of deaths occurred in hospitals, and more than half occurred after childbirth. Leading causes included haemorrhage, early pregnancy complications, and suicide. Coroners most frequently raised concerns about failure to provide appropriate treatment, failure to escalate care, and lack of training. NHS and other professional bodies are legally required to reply within 56 days, yet published replies were present for only 38% of PFDs.
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