Table 4

Proportion of number of tools with altered answers for maternal conditions according to the severe maternal morbidity status

Number of altered toolsSMM
n (%)
No severe maternal morbidity
n (%)
083 (30.4)89 (30.0)
194 (34.4)108 (36.4)
252 (19.0)65 (21.9)
332 (11.7)29 (9.8)
412 (4.4)4 (1.3)
50 (–)2 (0.7)
Total273a297b
  • Pearson χ2=7.77 (p=0.169).

  • Five instruments were used: WHODAS score: >p90 (41.3); FSFI score: <26,55; PTSD total score: >50; domain 4 of SF-36: <p10 (35.0); and ASSIST: any drug used after index pregnancy.

  • Missing: a=50, b=18 (not all tools completed).

  • SMM, Severe Maternal Morbidity = Potential Life-Threatening Condition + Maternal Near Miss.