Mortalidad materna. Hospital "Dr. Adolfo Prince Lara". 2001-2004

objective: to know the related incidence of maternal mortality during 2001-2004 period. method: retrospective analytical epidemiologist of the happened maternal deaths is a descriptive study. eleven histories were analyzed of which 6 were by direct causes and 2 born hints and 3 delayed deaths with 11,753 alive ones. setting: department of obstetrics and gynecology, hospital "dr adolfo prince lara", pto. cabello, estado carabobo. results: the rate average of direct maternal mortality was 51.05 per 100000. the main causes: toxemia, hemorrhage and sepsis with 33.33%, 33.33%, and 16.66% respectively. factors predominated coming from the carabobo state (83.33%). the determining familiar antecedent was the hypertension (33.33%), personal antecedents were not reported, with maternal age between 20-34 years (50%) and without prenatal control (33.33%). in the obstetrical state i gravid (50%), age of pregnancy 37-41 weeks (83.33%), all the deaths were postcesarean state (100%), the lapse of smaller entrance of 12 hours (50%) and minor of 6 hours (16.66%), in the hour of death there were no differences. a single autopsy was made (16.66%). conclusion: the rates show high numbers with moderate oscillations, predominance of hemorrhagic causes and toxemias, which orients towards an efficient preventive activity.