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Table 6 Endorsement rates for question items that define a maternal death: gold standard maternal deaths

From: Improving performance of the Tariff Method for assigning causes of death to verbal autopsies

Question

Endorsement rate

Was [name] pregnant at the time of death?

27.1 %

Did [name] die during an abortion?

2.5 %

Did she die during labor or delivery?

10.4 %

Did she die within 6 weeks after having an abortion?

7.6 %

Did she die within 6 weeks of childbirth?

49.0 %

Answered “no” to these five maternal questions

20.1 %