Chp. 1 and 2

Question 1

Maternal Death

Answer 1

the death of a woman during pregnancy or within 42 days of pregnancy termination cause by conditions aggravated by the pregnancy or associated medical treatment. This category excludes death from accidents or injuries.

Question 2

Direct Obstetric Death

Answer 2

Complications during pregnancy, labor, birth, and / or the postpartum period, including deaths caused by interventions, omission of interventions, or incorrect treatment (postpartum hemorrhage)

Question 3

Indirect Obstetric Death

Answer 3

Caused by a preexisting disease or a disease that develops during pregnancy without direct obstetrical cause but is aggravated by the pregnancy. Ex: systematic lupus erythematosus that was aggravated by pregnancy

Question 4

Late Maternal Death

Answer 4

More than 42 days after termination of pregnancy from a direct or indirect obstetrical cause

Question 5

Pregnancy Related- Death

Answer 5

Death of a woman during pregnancy, or the aggravation of an unrelated condition by the physiological effects of pregnancy (Ex: pulmonary embolism related to deep vein thrombosis that leads to death during or after pregnancy)

Question 6

Maternal Mortality Ratio

Answer 6

number of maternal deaths per 100,000 live births