<prompt> Maximum maternal mortality during peripartum period occurs atLast trimesterDuring laborImmediate postpartumDelayed postpartum  <response>: Studies show that mortality risks for mother are particularly elevated in the first two days after birth, i.e. immediate post-partum period.A women is most vulnerable at post-partum period. About 50-70 maternal death occurring in the post-partum period of which 45 deaths occur in first 24 hours after delivery and more than two-third during the first week. 