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The search was conducted in the PubMed, Embase, and Google Scholar databases, using the keywords \u201cmaternal mortality\u201d, \u201cmaternal death\u201d, \u201cCOVID-19\u201d, \u201cseptic shock\u201d and \u201cDIC\u201d. The search included original articles, review articles, case reports published till date. We found varying case fatality rates ranging from 0.1% to 12.9%. There are various predictors of maternal death, notably the presence of symptoms, comorbidities, severe disease with cytokine storm and multi-organ dysfunction. We also report higher maternal deaths from low-resource regions owing to gaps in expected and delivered maternal care. While reviewing our institutional data, we found 3 maternal deaths related to COVID-19 in pregnancy. We discussed our experience at our institute of three COVID-19 related maternal mortalities to add evidence to the present data. Most maternal deaths occurred in postpartum period. Late referral, loss to follow-up and inadequate care were important determinants of maternal mortality. We concluded that pregnancy cases with or without complications must be considered high risk and addressed judiciously beginning from infection prevention, early diagnosis, disease categorization, and multidisciplinary approach of management to prevent morbidity and mortality. 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