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.
MORTALITY RATE, MATERNAL
Meaning of MORTALITY RATE, MATERNAL in English
English dictionary of medicine. Английский словарь медицины. 2012