Report of the Department of Health / New Zealand.

  • New Zealand. Department of Health.
Date:
[1960]
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Credit: Report of the Department of Health / New Zealand. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    TABLE 34—Maternal Deaths, 1958 and 1959 Number of Rate per 1,000' Int. Deaths Live Births List Causes of Death No. 1958 1959 1958 1959 A. European 642 •0 Toxaemia of pregnancy— Hypertensive disease arising during pregnancy 1 0-02' •2 Pre-eclampsia of pregnancy 5 3 0-09 0-05 •3 Eclampsia of pregnancy . . 2 1 0-04 0-02 •5 Other . . 1 • • 0-02 0-09 • 8 5 0-15 0-09 643 Placenta praevia . . 1 • • 0-02 • • 644 Other haemorrhage of pregnancy 2 • • 0-04 • • 648 •1 Other complications arising from pregnancy— Hydatidiform mole • • 1 • • 0-02 650 •0 Abortion without mention of sepsis or toxaemia— Spontaneous or unspecified 1 4 0-02 0-07 • 2 Induced for other than medical reasons 2 • • 0-04 * • 3 4 0-06 0-07 651 •2 Abortion with sepsis— Induced for other than medical reasons 1 4 0*02 0-07 670 Delivery complicated by placenta praevia or ante-partum haemorrhage 1 • , 0-02 • • 672 Delivery complicated by other post-partum haemorrhage 1 2 0-02 0-04 674 Delivery complicated by disproportion or mal¬ position of foetus • . 1 • • 0-02 677 Delivery with other trauma 2 2 0-04 0*04 681 Sepsis of childbirth and the puerperium 1 2 0-02 0-04 682 Puerperal phlebitis and thrombosis 1 2 0-02 0-04 684 Puerperal pulmonary embolism 1 3 0-02 0-05 689 Mastitis and other disorders of lactation • • 1 • • 0-02 Totals, including illegal abortion 22 27 0-41 0-49 Totals, excluding illegal abortion 19 23 0-35 0-42 B. Maoris 642 Toxaemia of pregnancy— •0 Hypertensive disease arising during pregnancy • • 1 • . 0*14 •2 Pre-eclampsia of pregnancy 1 1 0-15 0-14 1 2 0-15 0*28 644 Haemorrhage of pregnancy 2 • • 0-29 • •