Incidence of severe pre‐eclampsia, postpartum haemorrhage and sepsis as a surrogate marker for severe maternal morbidity in a European population‐based study: the MOMS‐B survey

Abstract

This study sets a simple and straightforward approach to the definition of three severe obstetric conditions and allows population-based comparisons between developed countries in Europe, even though difficulties may have been present with applying the definition across countries. The reported incidence of these severe obstetric conditions in general and severe haemorrhage varied significantly between countries. Overall, severe haemorrhage in particular was the most common of the three conditions, followed closely by severe pre-eclampsia.