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maternal mortality rate

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maternal mortality rate [mə′tərn·əl mȯr′tal·əd·ē ‚rāt]
(medicine)
The number of deaths reported as due to puerperal causes in a calendar year per 100 live births reported in the same year and place.


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The maternal mortality rate is seven times higher than in nonabdominal pregnancies and the clinical presentations are extremely variable.
Washington, DC -- The overall maternal mortality rate in the US is not as low as it could be, according to a review of pregnancy-related deaths published in the December issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology.
However, the United States has not reported a decrease in maternal mortality rates since 1982.
 
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