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Table 3 Method of identification of maternal deaths and Length of stay on admission to a health facility before death

From: Reproductive age mortality survey (RAMOS) in Accra, Ghana

Method of identification of Maternal deaths

*More than 24 hours of admission into a hospital

**Less than 24 hours of admission into a hospital

**Either died at home or in unspecified health facility

Total

RAMOS

79

28

72

179

Officially reported Deaths

79

22

0

101

Underreported

0

6

72

78

  1. *Cases that spent more than 24 hours on admission are referred to as non-coroners' cases
  2. **Those that spent less than 24 hours on admission or either died at home are referred to as coroners' cases. They require a police investigation into the cause of death.