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MATERNAL DEATHS IN AUSTRALIA COMPARED WITH ENGLAND AND WALES IN 1964–1966
Author(s) -
Neil John R.,
Townsend Lance
Publication year - 1972
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1972.tb47010.x
Subject(s) - abortion , demography , new england , maternal death , mortality rate , maternal mortality rate , medicine , pregnancy , population , political science , health services , law , sociology , biology , genetics , politics
A comparison of the main causes of maternal death in Australia and England and Wales over the same three‐year period from 1964 to 1966 was undertaken, based on the triennial reports from the two countries. One of the aims was to discover the reason for the inferior maternal mortality rate of 0.41 per 1,000 in Australia, compared with 0.26 per 1,000 in England and Wales. In analysing the differences, full account was taken of the difficulties of comparison between the two series. The rate of maternal death from hæmorrhage and toxæmia was significantly higher In Australia than in England and Wales. In addition, other common causes of maternal death such as Infection, thromboembolism and abortion contributed to the Inferior maternal mortality rate In Australia.