Explained: rare condition suspected to have caused a maternal death
The maternal mortality rate in Malta is three deaths per 100,000. File photo: Matthew Mirabelli
A woman who died soon after giving birth on Mother’s Day suffered what doctors suspect to be a rare condition known as amniotic fluid embolism.International research into this condition, which is the leading cause of maternal deaths, shows that it impacts two in every 100,000 births in Europe.Malta has under 5,000 births a year, which...