Table 2 Relationships between sociodemographic factors, source of investigation and obstetric deaths during pregnancy

Year

1.029

(1.009–1.048)

0.003

0.963

1.038

Region (North)

0.038

0.888

1.126

 Northeast

1.368

(1.082–1.730)

0.009

 Southeast

1.251

(0.992–1.578)

0.059

 South

1.414

(1.067–1.874)

0.016

 Midwest

1.431

(1.085–1.888)

0.011

Age group (10 to 14 years)

0.551

0.962

1.040

 15 to 19 years

1.313

(0.632–2.729)

0.465

 20 to 29 years

1.389

(0.678–2.847)

0.369

 30 to 39 years

1.420

(0.691–2.916)

0.340

 40 to 49 years

1.625

(0.771–3.426)

0.202

Race/Ethnicity (White)

0.906

0.907

1.103

 Black

1.101

(0.897–1.351)

0.358

 Yellow

1.039

(0.332–3.254)

0.948

 Brown

1.000

(0.867–1.154)

1.000

 Indigenous

1.030

(0.554–1.916)

0.925

Marital status (Single)

0.663

0.974

1.027

 Married

1.099

(0.949–1.272)

0.207

 Widowed

1.473

(0.632–3.436)

0.370

 Separated

1.208

(0.678–1.560)

0.896

 Common-law marriage

1.000

(0.832–1.202)

0.997

Education (None)

0.154

0.919

1.088

 1 to 3 years

0.856

(0.520–1.412)

0.543

 4 to 7 years

1.078

(0.666–1.746)

0.759

 8 to 11 years

1.084

(0,672–1.729)

0.741

 12 or more years

1.175

(0.711–1.943)

0.529

Source of investigation (Maternal Mortality Committee)

< 0.001

0.930

1.064

 Home Visit (Family)

0.587

(0.466–0.739)

< 0.001

 Medical Records

0.717

(0.615–0.837)

< 0.001

 Forensic Medical Institute

0.231

(0.158–0.339)

< 0.001

 Death Verification Service

0.309

(0.203–0.470)

< 0.001