Chapter·Obstetrics and GynecologyNeonatology and Perinatology

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1

Calculate the maternal mortality ratio (MMR) for the year 2023, given the following data: - Total live births: 4,000 - Women who died: 6 (1 due to a road traffic accident (RTA), 1 due to sepsis, 1 due to obstructed labor, 1 due to eclampsia, 1 due to ectopic pregnancy, and 1 due to a snake bite)

A75 per 100,000 live births

B150 per 100,000 live births

C100 per 100,000 live births

D125 per 100,000 live births

2

What does perinatal mortality include?

ADeaths after 28 weeks of gestation

BDeaths within the first 7 days after birth

CFrom the period of viability

DBoth late fetal deaths and early neonatal deaths

3

For international comparisons, the perinatal mortality rate is calculated as late fetal deaths (28 weeks' gestation or more) plus early neonatal deaths (in the first week) in a year per:

A100 live births

B1,000 live births

C10,000 live births

D100,000 live births

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