Question about childbirth?

Question

Why do some compleatly healthy women die durring childbirth? Is this really commen? How often does it happen?

Answer 1

though rare there are women who die during or after childbirth--Some causes:


Severe bleeding (hemorrhage)
Severe anemia

amniotic fluid embolism (1 case per 8000-30,000)

Pregnancy-induced hypertension (preeclampsia and eclampsia

Infection during or after labor
(sepsis)

aneurysms

Low birth weight of the child increases the risk of maternal death from cardiovascular disease. Subtracting one pound of infant birth weight doubles the risk of maternal death. Therefore, the heavier the birth weight of child, the lower the risk of maternal death.



I dont have updated numbers but the occurance is low


The last figures I found for the US (about 5 years old) was 11 deaths in 100,000 births

Answer 2

If women die during childbirth it's usually as a result of some other underlying problem. It is extremely extremely rare to die during childbirth nowadays. It's possible to die from hemorraghing after giving birth but that's also rare and more often than not doctors are able to stop the bleeding.

Answer 3

It is not really common, must woman who die during childbirth are healthy but sometimes the brain is not strong enough to handle the pressure or the body is not ready. Now with the technology and pain meds death during childbirth is rare but can be serious talk to your doctor about it.

Answer 4

Dying during childbirth is very, very rare in this day and age. Now we have access to sterile operating rooms and c/s if needed as well as antibiotics. Those things have saved many lives.