| The Mother | The Child |
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| Maternal death | Fetal death | | Maternal hemorrhage (with or without transfusion)* | Neonatal death | | Genital injuries (including injuries to the uterus or its ligaments, vulva, perineum, bladder, bowel, or ureter)* | Birth trauma (including fractures, nerve plexus injuries) | | Uterine dilation and curettage after delivery* | Intracranial bleeding | | Peripartum infection* | Need for ventilatory assistance | | Wound infection* | Low Apgar scores | | Wound dehiscence | Sepsis | | Medical complications (including bowel obstruction or ileus, respiratory distress syndrome, sepsis, thrombophlebitis, or amniotic fluid embolism) | Necrotizing enterocolitis |
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Note: Events marked with an * occur in more than 1.5% of patients. The others are less common.