An article published in the British Journal has discussed the cause and maternal death rates in the UK. The author of the article revealed that though there has been a fall in the maternal deaths, but the causes that led to such deaths were medical and psychiatric conditions that occurred during and after the period of pregnancy.
The authors of the article reveal about the changes in the diseases that took place during pregnancies. This editorial was written by several consultant obstetric physicians and professors of obstetric medicine from St Thomas’ Hospital, John Radcliffe Hospital, University College Hospital and Queen Charlotte’s & Chelsea Hospital.
Many newspapers provided incorrect information about the piece of writing published in the journal. The Daily Telegraph stated: “childbirth deaths rise as women delay pregnancy”. The headline of the newspaper emphasized on increase in death of children, whereas the article focused on complex medical conditions that resulted in death.
The authors notified that diseases like diabetes, epilepsy, asthma or psychiatric conditions were some of the major causes that led to maternal deaths. The authors further revealed that since 1950, the death rates of women from diseases like ‘haemorrhage’ and other complications of pregnancy and childbirth has declined majorly.