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Admission to ICU or coronary care unit, other than for standard postoperative recovery
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Group 2: Uterine rupture
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Clinical symptoms (pain, fetal distress, acute loss of contractions and haemorrhage) that led to an emergency CS, at which the presumed diagnosis of uterine rupture was confirmed
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Peripartum hysterectomy or laparotomy for uterine rupture
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Group 3: Eclampsia/ HELLP syndrome
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Eclampsia
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HELLP syndrome only when accompanied by liver haematoma or rupture
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Group 4: Major obstetric haemorrhage
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Transfusion need of > 4 units of packed cells
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Embolisation or hysterectomy for major obstetric haemorrhage
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Group 5: Miscellaneous
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Other cases of severe maternal morbidity to the opinion of the treating obstetrician, not to be included in group 1-4
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