Maternal mortality definition

Maternal mortality means the death of a pregnant woman or a woman within one
Maternal mortality means the death of a pregnant woman or a woman within one year postpartum.
Maternal mortality or "maternal death" means a death of a woman while pregnant or within one year of delivering or following the end of pregnancy, whether or not the woman's death is related or aggravated by the pregnancy.

Examples of Maternal mortality in a sentence

  • Maternal mortality is an important indicator of women’s health both internationally and nationally.

  • Maternal mortality in the rural Gambia, a qualitative study on access to emergency obstetric care.

  • Maternal mortality for 181 countries, 1980-2008: a systematic analysis of progress towards Millennium Development Goal 5.

  • Maternal mortality in 2000: estimates developed by WHO, UNICEF and UNFPA.

  • Maternal mortality and severe morbidity associated with low-risk planned cesarean delivery versus planned vaginal delivery at term.


More Definitions of Maternal mortality

Maternal mortality means the incidence of
Maternal mortality or “maternal death” means: (A) pregnancy-associated death;
Maternal mortality means the death of a pregnant person or a birthing person within one year postpartum;
Maternal mortality means the pregnancy- related death of a person within 365 days after the end of the pregnancy.
Maternal mortality means the death of a woman while pregnant or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy or delivery, 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.
Maternal mortality or “Maternal death” means any pregnancy-related death or
Maternal mortality or “maternal death” means: