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maternal mortality rate
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Definition
The maternal mortality ratio is the number of maternal deaths per 100,000 live births during a specified time period, usually 1 year. Maternal death is the death of a woman while pregnant or within 42 days after termination of pregnancy, irrespective of the duration and site of the pregnancy, from any cause related to or aggravated by the pregnancy or its management, but not from accidental or incidental causes. Complications during pregnancy and childbirth are a leading cause of death and disability among women of reproductive age in developing countries. The maternal mortality ratio represents the risk associated with each pregnancy, i.e. the obstetric risk. It is also a Millennium Development Goal Indicator for monitoring Goal 5, improving maternal health.
Narrower Term
mortality rate
Related Term
infant mortality rate
 

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