title: [A systems pathologicoanatomical analysis of the causes of maternal mortality].
abstract: Principal nosological forms of the maternal mortality are presented using terminology of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10), and a number of morphological markers are described facilitating establishment of primary causes of the maternal mortality. A new approach is suggested to the analysis of autopsies of women in childbirth in the context of the functional system "mother-her target organs-uteroplacental area-placenta-fetus, newborn". The primary cause of death is formulated by summation of macro- and microscopic changes in the above organs and areas.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Human Morphology, Moscow.
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Milovanov
authors.forename: O V
authors.initials: OV
authors.lastname: Zaĭrat'iants
authors.forename: A V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Dobriakov
authors.forename: Iu D
authors.initials: IuD
authors.lastname: Ermoshenkova
mesh_terms: D002423:Cause of Death; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008428:Maternal Mortality; D007744:Obstetric Labor Complications / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology; D011644:Puerperal Disorders / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology; D012426:Russia / Q000453:epidemiology; D013597:Systems Analysis; D009626:Terminology as Topic