This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: None, Subject name: Social & Preventive Medicine
Maximum maternal mortality during peripartum period occurs at – 
Select and explain. 
A. Last trimester, B. During labor, C. Immediate post–partum, D. Delayed post–partum
C: Immediate post–partum
Answer: C: Immediate post–partum 
Explanation: 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.