title: Ectopic pregnancy deaths: what should we be doing?
abstract: Ectopic pregnancy is the leading cause of maternal mortality in the first trimester of pregnancy. A greater awareness of risk factors and improved diagnostic techniques now allow ectopic pregnancies to be identified before the development of life-threatening events. Non-surgical management options also decrease maternal morbidity.
authors.affiliation: Early Pregnancy Unit, St George's Hospital, London SW17 0QT.
authors.forename: Emma
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kirk
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Condous
authors.forename: Tom
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bourne
mesh_terms: D001007:Anxiety / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011271:Pregnancy, Ectopic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality* / Q000517:prevention & control; D011295:Prenatal Care; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis