The most common cause of obstetric cardiac arrest in pregnancy is
a. anesthetic complications.
b. idiopathic peripartum cardiomyopathy.
c. pregnancy-induced hypertension.
d. hemorrhage.
D
Obstetric causes for cardiac arrest in pregnancy are hemorrhage (17%), pregnancy-induced hypertension (16%), idiopathic peripartum cardiomyopathy (8%), and anesthetic complications (2%).
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