From: Postoperative outcome of caesarean sections and other major emergency obstetric surgery by clinical officers and medical officers in Malawi
Diagnosis
Number of deaths(n = 23)
Number with diagnosis
Case fatality rate
Eclampsia
3
52
5.7%
Obstructed labour
9
580
1.6%
Previous C/Section(s)
2
460
0.4%
Suspected ruptured uterus
5
87
Fetal distress
1
264
CPD
650
0.5%