E-raamat: Maternal Mortality - Lessons Learnt from Autopsy

Part: I - Direct Maternal Death.- Catastrophic Abruptio Placentae- An
Autopsy Case Series.- Liver Infarct in Pregnancy: A Complex, Rare and
Dreadful Affair.- Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis An Avertable
Catastrophe.- Fatty Liver: More Likely to be Fatal in Pregnancy!.- Eclampsia:
A Risk Factor for Intracranial Haemorrhage.- Cervical Trauma: Clinical
Conundrum and Correlation.- Amniotic Fluid Embolism Syndrome: A Rare,
Unpredictable and Catastrophic Complication of Pregnancy.- Systemic
Thromboembolism and Giant Gastric Mucor Ulcer.- Puerperal Sepsis: A
Preventable Cause of Maternal Death.- Peri-partum Cardiomyopathy- Failed
Cardiac Physiology.- HELLP  Syndrome: The Snowball Effect.- Uterine
Anomalies: Less Common but Lethal if not Detected.- Retained Products of
Conception and Dilatation & Curettage: A cause for Disseminated Intravascular
Coagulation.- Part: II - Indirect Maternal Death.- Pulmonary Bone Marrow
Embolism: The Uncommon but Fatal Complication of Sickle Cell Disease.-
Neurocysticercosis, Pregnancy and Albendazole The Unholy Trio.- Lupus
Nephritis and Pregnancy: Concern for Both Mother and Fetus.- Disseminated
Microthrombi in Pregnancy: Not Always DIC, Think of TTP.- Hepatitis E Virus
Associated Hepatic Necrosis.- H1N1 Influenza in Pregnancy Yet Another
Dreaded Flu.- Über Diffuse Myocarditis: Still a Giant Mystery!.- Liver: A
Fatal Target of Sepsis Related Organ Dysfunction.- Complicated Malaria in
Pregnancy.- Adrenal Hemorrhage: A Dark Horse in Maternal Mortality.-
Disseminated Miliary Tuberculosis: A classic Case of Fatality!.- Disseminated
Miliary TB with Missing Millet Tubercles on Gross: Suspect Severe
Immunocompromised State.- Mystic Hepatopathy in a Sickle Hemoglobinopathy.-
Acute Hemorrhagic Pancreatitis and Sepsis: A Cause for Maternal Death.-
Maternal Death due to Nonhodgkins Lymphoma.- Normal Physiologic Changes of
Gravid Uterus.- Lobar Pneumonia: A Fatal Non-Obstetric Infection!.- Uterine
Arterio-Venous Malformation.- Herpes Simplex Pneumonitis.- Renal Cortical
Necrosis in Pregnancy: Still a Sad Reality in Developing Countries.- Severe
Anaemia and Pregnancy.- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy as an Incidental
Finding.- Gastro-Intestinal Candidiasis An Unusual Accompaniment.- Plugging
of Visceral Blood Vessels by Atypical Cells: Clue to Leukemia!.- Chronic
Kidney Disease Masquerading as Pregnancy Induced Hypertension.- Pulmonary
Edema and Aspiration Pneumonia- Cause for Maternal Death.- Post-Partum
Febrile Illness - Recurrent Acute Rheumatic Fever.- Common Atrio-Ventricular
Canal: A Fatality Due to A Commonality.- Choked Prosthetic Mitral Valve.-
Interstitial Lung Disease: Scarred, Stiff Lungs with Honeycombing.- Diffuse
Alveolar Damage in Covid 19 infection.- Takayasu Arteritis Third Trimester
Tragedy.

Dr. Kusum D. Jashnani is currently the Professor and Head of Department of Pathology, Topiwala National Medical College, Mumbai, India. She has done her post-graduation, MD pathology from Seth GS Medical College and KEM Hospital, Mumbai. She has a special interest in cytopathology, gynecologic pathology, placental pathology and maternal autopsy and has participated as a faculty in various conferences and CMEs. Dr. Jashnani was the Organizing Secretary for CMEs on gynecologic pathology and cytopathology. She has several publications in various national and international journals and has been a postgraduate guide for MD pathology students.