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
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
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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