Maternal Mortality
(asked on 9th December 2014) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the socio-economic breakdown is of maternal deaths in each of the last five years for which information is available.
Data on the socio-economic classification of maternal deaths has been published as part of the Confidential Enquiries into Maternal Deaths and Morbidity. ‘Saving Lives, Improving Mothers’ Care – Lessons learned to inform future maternity care from the UK and Ireland Confidential Enquiries into Maternal Deaths and Morbidity 2009 – 2012’ was published on 9 December 2014 and can be found at:
www.npeu.ox.ac.uk/mbrrace-uk/reports#
The report does not break down the data by individual year. The figures for all maternal deaths in 2009 – 2012 in the United Kingdom, shown by socio-economic status, are in the following table:
Socio-economic status (Index of Multiple Deprivation of postcode of residence) | Total (n = 321) Frequency (%) |
First quartile (Least deprived) | 38 (11.8%) |
Second quartile | 42 (13.1%) |
Third quartile | 48 (14.9%) |
Fourth quartile | 80 (24.9%) |
Fifth quartile | 95 (29.6%) |
Missing | 18 (5.6%) |
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Socio-economic status (Occupational classification) |
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Employed (Either woman or partner) | 201 (62.6%) |
Unemployed (Both) | 46 (14.3%) |
Missing | 74 (23.1%) |