The chance of a woman dying during pregnancy and childbirth in Latin America and the Caribbean is 1 : 300 during the reproductive age. In the United States, the probability is 1 : 3,700 [5]. Direct obstetric causes of these conditions are consistent with those recorded in other parts of the world: bleeding (antepartum and postpartum), preeclampsia, sepsis, prolonged labor, obstructed labor, and complications related to abortion