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MAIN CONDITION IN MOTHER

Perinatal deaths differ from general deaths because a condition may be reported in the record for the fetus/infant, the mother, or for both. A maternal condition was reported in 851 (34%) of the 2,501 perinatal deaths registered in 2008, compared to 723 (29%) of the 2,532 perinatal deaths registered in 2007. In 2008, Complications of placenta, cord and membranes (P02) was the most frequently reported maternal cause, accounting for 318 or 13% of perinatal deaths, compared to 309 or 12% in 2007. Maternal complications of pregnancy (P01) accounted for 288 or 12% of perinatal deaths in 2008, compared to 255 or 10% in 2007.

Main condition in the mother, Perinatal deaths(a) - by sex(b) - Selected years(c)(d)(e)(f)
	1999			2007			2008
Causes of death	Males(b)	Females	Persons	Males(b)	Females	Persons	Males(b)	Females	Persons
Total Deaths	1 446	1 154	2 600	1 335	1 197	2 532	1 364	1 137	2 501
Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00-P96)(g)	1 029	806	1 835	399	324	723	479	372	851
Fetus and newborn affected by maternal factors and by complications of pregnancy, labour and delivery (P00-P04)	1 029	806	1 835	399	324	723	479	372	851
Fetus and newborn affected by maternal conditions that may be unrelated to present pregnancy (P00)	162	119	281	53	45	98	55	37	92
Fetus and newborn affected by maternal complications of pregnancy (P01)	294	220	514	142	113	255	161	127	288
Fetus and newborn affected by complications of placenta, cord and membranes (P02)	423	358	781	172	137	309	168	150	318
Fetus and newborn affected by other complications of labour and delivery (P03)	141	106	247	30	29	59	92	56	148
Fetus and newborn affected by noxious influences transmitted via placenta or breast milk (P04)	9	2	12	3	-	2	2	3	5
No condition in mother	417	348	765	936	873	1 809	885	765	1 650
- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)
(a) Perinatal deaths are all fetal deaths (at least 20 weeks gestation or at least 400 grams birth weight) plus all neonatal deaths. See Glossary for further information.
(b) Males deaths include those perinatal deaths of sex indeterminate.
(c) Data cells with small values have been randomly assigned to protect the confidentiality of individuals. As a result, some totals will not equal the sum of their components. It is important to note that cells with a zero value have not been affected by confidentialisation.
(d) Causes of death data for 2007 have been revised and are subject to further revisions. See Technical Note 2: Revisions Process for further information.
(e) 2008 data have been subject to a process improvement which has increased the quality of these data. See Technical Note 1: Perinatal Deaths Process Improvement for further information.
(f) Causes of death data for 2008 are preliminary and subject to a revisions process. See Technical Note 2: Revisions Process for further information.
(g) These data represent all perinatal deaths with a condition in the mother.