间接母体死亡是指孕妇非由妊娠所致的疾病或产科并发症而死亡者。妊娠监护除产科管理外,还应由专科医师或临床医师进行内科检查。作者分析1975～1983年的间接母体死亡病例,145例非意外母体死亡中,间接母体死亡30例(21%)。10例(33%)与分娩有关,11例(37%)发生在产后6周,4例(13%)死于孕早期及5例(17%)死于孕中期。活产儿17例(57%)的分娩方式中,8例(47%)自然分娩,8例剖宫产及1例吸引器助产。16例(53%)已知与死亡有关的原有疾病;13例(43%)不明;1例死于肺栓塞,未说明原有疾病。孕期11例(37%)死于心脏疾病引起 Indirect maternal death is the death of a pregnant woman not attributable to a pregnancy-induced illness or obstetric complication. Pregnancy care in addition to obstetric management, but also by the specialist or clinician for medical examination. The authors analyzed indirect maternal deaths from 1975 to 1983 and indirect maternal deaths among 145 non-unwanted maternal deaths (30%) (21%). Ten patients (33%) were associated with childbirth, and 11 (37%) occurred 6 weeks postpartum. Four (13%) died during the first trimester and 5 (17%) died during the second trimester. Of the 17 (57%) live births, 8 (47%) were delivered spontaneously, 8 were cesarean and one had aspirator midwifery. Thirteen (43%) were known to have known death-related disease in 16 (53%); 1 died of pulmonary embolism without any explanation of the original disease. Eleven patients (37%) died of heart disease during pregnancy