Maternal and perinatal mortality

Question 1

What is maternal mortality?

Answer 1

Death of a women while pregnant or within 42 days (6weeks) of termination of pregnancy. Irrispective of duration or means of termination of the pregnancy. But not from accidental or incidental causes.

Question 2

What is maternal mortality ratio?

Answer 2

Risk associated with each pregnancy

Question 3

Define stillbirth

Answer 3

Birth of dead baby after 20 weeks of gestation or weighing more than 500g.

Question 4

Define early neonatal death

Answer 4

Death of baby in first week of life

Question 5

Define late Neonatal death

Answer 5

Death of baby within first 28 days of life

Question 6

What can be done to reduce maternal mortality?

Answer 6

Reduce the 3 delay model.

Reduces delays in seeking help by improving understanding and education of mothers abour pregnancy

Reduce delay in reaching care

Reduce delay in receiving adequate care by better trained and supplies health professionals.