maternal mortality rates
11Maternal and Newborn Health in Ethiopia Partnership — The Maternal and Newborn Health in Ethiopia Partnership (MaNHEP), based at Emory University’s Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, is a two and a half year initiative to demonstrate a community oriented model for improving maternal and… …
12Mortality rate — A death rate. There are a number of different types of mortality rates as, for examples, the following: {{}}The fetal mortality rate: The ratio of fetal deaths to the sum of the births (the live births + the fetal deaths) in that year. The infant …
13Maternal and Child Health Bureau — Contents 1 Key Facts 2 Maternal and Child Health 3 History 4 Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant Program …
14Infant mortality — World infant mortality rates in 2008[1] Infant mortality is defined as the number of infant deaths (one year of age or younger) per 1000 live births. Traditionally, the most common cause worldwide was dehydration from diarrhea. However, the… …
15Caesarean delivery on maternal request — (CDMR) is a medically unnecessary caesarean section, where the conduct of a childbirth via a caesarean section (CS, or c section) is requested by the pregnant patient.[1] While it is a form of an elective caesarean section, the absence of a… …
16Perinatal mortality — Classification and external resources Infant, neonatal, and postneonatal mortality rates: United States, 1940 2005 DiseasesDB …
17Child mortality — Child mortality, also known as under 5 mortality, refers to the death of infants and children under the age of five. In 2010, 7.6 million children under five died [1], down from 8.1 million in 2009,[2] 8.8 million in 2008,[3] and 12.4 million in… …
18Infant mortality rate — The number of children dying under a year of age divided by the number of live births that year. The infant mortality rate is also called the infant death rate. The infant mortality rate is an important measure of the well being of infants,… …
19Rate, infant mortality — The number of children dying under a year of age divided by the number of live births that year. The infant mortality rate is also called the infant death rate. The infant mortality rate is an important measure of the well being of infants,… …
20Standardized mortality ratio — The standardized mortality ratio or SMR in epidemiology is the ratio of observed deaths to expected deaths, where expected deaths are calculated for a typical area with the same age and gender mix by looking at the death rates for different ages… …
