Maternal mortality due to valvular heart disease: a population-based study in Turkey.

Background/aim: To assess the clinical and demographic features of maternal mortality cases among patients with cardiac valvular diseases between 2012 and 2019.

Methods: Maternal mortality due to valvular heart disease between January 2012 and December 2019 in Turkey was retrospectively analyzed. The cases were classified according to New York Heart Association (NYHA) classification based on the severity of the heart disease.

Maternal deaths with epilepsy: A population-based study in Turkey.

Objective: To evaluate the clinical characteristics of maternal deaths with epilepsy in Turkey.

Study Design: This epidemiological population-based study was conducted on all consecutive early maternal deaths with epilepsy in Turkey from 2012 to 2019. Maternal deaths accompanied by epilepsy as a comorbidity (n = 13) were evaluated separately.