Lecture 10 Maternal and Perinatal Mortality

Question 1

Define Maternal Mortality

Answer 1

The death of a woman while pregnant or within 42 days of 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

Question 2

Define Maternal Morbidity

Answer 2

Severe health complications occurring in pregnancy and delivery not resulting in death

Question 3

Define Maternal mortality ratio

Answer 3

The risk associated with each pregnancy

Question 4

Define Maternal mortality rate

Answer 4

Takes into account not only the obstetric risk, but also the frequency with which women are exposed to that risk

Question 5

Define lifetime risk of maternal death

Answer 5

Women’s chance of becoming pregnant as well as dying in pregnancy

Question 6

Define a Stillbirth

Answer 6

Birth of a dead baby after 20/24/28 weeks of gestation

Question 7

Define Early Neonatal Death

Answer 7

Death of a baby within the first week of life

Question 8

Define Late Neonatal Death

Answer 8

Death of a baby within the first 28 days of life