Maximum maternal mortality during peripartum period occurs at –: (A) Last trimester, (B) During labor, (C) Immediate post–partum, (D) Delayed post–partum
Answer is C. Studies show that mortality risks for mother are particularly elevated in the first two days after birth, i.e. immediate post-partum period.
A women is most vulnerable at post-partum period. About 50-70% maternal death occurring in the post-partum period of which 45% deaths occur in first 24 hours after delivery and more than two-third during the first week.