Vargová, Mária https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5136-9869
Krištúfková, Alexandra https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1216-0824
Adamec, Adam https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2401-6811
Daniš, Jakub https://orcid.org/0009-0004-4952-9658
McCullough, Liam https://orcid.org/0009-0002-9237-7472
Kotríková, Dominika https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3347-0151
Štrbová, Diana https://orcid.org/0009-0006-8069-2781
Nižňanská, Zuzana https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0755-1959
Korbeľ, Miroslav https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5773-2371
Funding for this research was provided by:
Comenius University in Bratislava
Article History
Received: 13 September 2025
Revised: 10 October 2025
Accepted: 11 October 2025
First Online: 29 October 2025
Declarations
: One of the authors (Alexandra Kristufkova) is a Member of the Editorial Board of the Bratislava Medical Journal, but she declares that she did not influence the course of the anonymous and rigorous peer-review process.
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: An analysis of ICU maternal admission (as part of project on severe acute maternal morbidity surveillance) was performed in accordance with ethical standards and with the consent of the Chief expert for Gynaecology & Obstetrics of the Ministry of Health Slovak Republic, aiming to improve maternal mortality in Slovakia. The data collection, identification and analysis of maternal deaths in Slovakia followed the WHO guidelines (Millennium Development Goals and Sustainable Millennium Development Goals), which the Slovak Republic signed. We confirm that all published data have been anonymized in accordance with ethical standards.