How rare are fatal complications for mothers when delivering a baby? examples including amniotic embolism.

1 in 2000: That is the average throughout the world. Some areas and populations have higher rates and some lower. The most common causes are: exacerbation of existing diseases, bleeding, complications of unsafe abortions, and hypertensive diseases (pre-eclampsia, HELLP syndrome), in that order. Less common are infections, breech, and pulmonary embolism. There are many more less likely complications.

Maternal death: 37 F asks: How rare are fatal complications for mothers when delivering a baby? Examples including amniotic embolism. ANS: rare but this depends on age, ethnicity, social class, access to prenatal care and past history of preg complications. So share you question with your Drs and discuss with them. Let us know what they say.