2023
Heart disease complicating pregnancy as a leading cause of maternal deaths in LMIC settings: the Sri Lankan experience
Hettiarachchi A, Jayaratne K, De Silva C, Senanayake H, Lokunarangoda N, Agampodi S. Heart disease complicating pregnancy as a leading cause of maternal deaths in LMIC settings: the Sri Lankan experience. The Lancet Regional Health - Southeast Asia 2023, 15: 100223. PMID: 37614353, PMCID: PMC10442957, DOI: 10.1016/j.lansea.2023.100223.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMaternal deathsHeart diseaseComplicating pregnancyCause-specific maternal mortality ratioHeart disease complicating pregnancyPregnancy-related deathsRheumatic heart diseaseMaternal mortality ratioSurveillance-response systemMiddle-income countriesMaternal mortalityICD-11 classificationLeading causeMortality ratioSpecialized careCardiovascular diseaseCongenital anomaliesLive birthsPregnancyLMIC settingsFemale deathsUnderlying causeDiseaseDeathIndirect causes
2014
Maternal mortality revisited: the application of the new ICD-MM classification system in reference to maternal deaths in Sri Lanka
Agampodi S, Wickramage K, Agampodi T, Thennakoon U, Jayathilaka N, Karunarathna D, Alagiyawanna S. Maternal mortality revisited: the application of the new ICD-MM classification system in reference to maternal deaths in Sri Lanka. Reproductive Health 2014, 11: 17. PMID: 24571652, PMCID: PMC3937524, DOI: 10.1186/1742-4755-11-17.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMaternal deathsICD-MMMaternal mortalityMaternal suicideICD-10Maternal death surveillance systemICD-10 codesCause of deathMonths of terminationMaternal mortality estimatesPregnant womenReported deathsLive birthsMaternal depressionNew classification systemNorth Central ProvinceNew classificationSuicide deathsPregnancyClassification systemDeathWomen's needsImmediate effectsMortalitySuicide