From: DailyQuestion@...
Date: June 2, 2009 7:11:31 AM EDT
To: glennskow@...
Subject: EMedHome Question of the Day

The EMedHome Question of the Day is:

Which one of the following events is the most common cause of postpartum deaths:  Pulmonary embolism, Sepsis, Severe hemorrhage, or Suicide?

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The Answer is:

Suicide.  As an example, a 1994-1996 study conducted in the UK showed that 10% of maternal deaths were due to suicide, the largest single cause of postpartum deaths (NEJM, Vol. 359, pg. 509).


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