MATERNAL MORTALITY RATE


Meaning of MATERNAL MORTALITY RATE in English

The number of maternal deaths related to childbearing divided by the number of live births (or by the number of live births + fetal deaths) in that year. The maternal mortality rate in the United States in 1993 (and 1994) was 0.1 per 1,000 live births, or 1 mother dying per 10,000 live births.

English dictionary of medicine.      Английский словарь медицины.