GAIA Level 3 Maternal Death

**Semantic type:** Classification

**Definition:** GAIA Level 3 Maternal Death is defined by three criteria: first, the absence of level 1 or level 2 criteria for establishing diagnosis of pregnancy, and both the uncertainty of the individual's last menstrual period date and no documented clinical examination; second, death of the mother temporal to pregnancy, childbirth, or the postpartum period when exact timing of death is unknown; third, documentation of the maternal cause of death wherein one of the following requirements must be met: a) Direct: abortive outcome, hypertensive disorder, obstetric hemorrhage, pregnancy related infection, other obstetric complications, unanticipated complications; b) Indirect: non-obstetric complications; c) Death during pregnancy, childbirth, and the puerperium: other or coincidental; d) Unspecified: unknown or undetermined.

**Synonyms:** - Global Alignment of Immunization safety Assessment in pregnancy Level 3 Maternal Death - Level 3 Maternal Death