Mumbai: Bleeding, Sepsis, Hypertension Disorders and Tuberculosis for years are the main cause of maternal deaths in Mumbai.
In 2020-21, however, Covid-19 had run through all to contribute to the biggest part of the mother’s death, according to the data from Mumbai Municipal Corporation.
193 analysis of maternal deaths in Mumbai between April 2020 and March 2021 showed that 16.5% was due to complications arising from Covid-19.
Sepsis, life-threatening blood infection, comes second to contribute to 12% of death, while TB and bleeding contributed 8.8% of each of them among new mothers.
Heart disease contributes to 4% of death, according to RTI information collected by Chetan Kothari.
The overall mother mortality number (193) recorded a 20% decline in 2020-21 compared to 2019-20 (241), perhaps because less delivery in the year of the pandemic.
Of the average of 1.50 lakh born children, shipments fell to 1.20 lakh in 2020.
An analysis of the causes of maternal deaths in 2019-20 shows that deaths up to 12.5% are caused by bleeding, hepatitis 10% (10% ), almost 8% sepsis and 7% by hypertension disorders.
A doctor from the BYL Nair Hospital said Covid did add lung complications and other organs in a small percentage of pregnant women.
43 maternal deaths have occurred between April and 2021.
Covid is now the main cause of death among new mothers
