What can cause maternal death or death during childbirth?

Answer 1

it is not very common these days in most countries to encounter this however the conditions that arise during birth that can cause maternal death are as follows

1) Placental Abruption causing severe blood loss
2) bacterial infections
3) Uterine rupture causing severe blood loss
4) Amniotic Fluid Embolus( usually not during labor, but during the pregnancy the death would occur)
5) reactions to medications given during labor (pain medications etc)
6) obstruction, as in the child cannot fit through the birth canal and a c-section isn't performed, usually this causes an infection when the water has already broken.

hope this helps
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Answer 2

Not being able to stop placenta from bleeding- could cause a complete hysterectomy and/ or death. It's pretty uncommon nowadays though.