maternal death
See also: maternal-death
English
Noun
maternal death (countable and uncountable, plural maternal deaths)
- The death of a woman that occurs directly related to the procreative process; obstetric death.
Related terms
- direct maternal death
- eclampsia
- ectoptic pregnancy
- indirect maternal death
- puerperal sepsis
- sentinel event
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