USMLE Step 2 CK Lecture Notes 2019: Obstetrics/Gynecology (Kaplan Test Prep)

Table I-1-7. Terminology    for Perinatal   Losses

Perinatal death Fetal/neonatal death from 20 menstrual weeks to 28 days after birth

Neonatal death Newborn death between birth and the first 28 days of life

Infant death Infant death between birth and first year of life

Maternal death A woman who died during pregnancy or within 90 days of birth

Table I-1-8. Terminology    for Mortality   Rates

Terminology Definition

Birth rate Number of live births per 1,000 total population

Fertility rate Number of live births per 1,000 women ages 15–45 years

Fetal mortality rate Number of fetal deaths per 1,000 total births

Neonatal mortality rate Number of neonatal deaths per 1,000 live births

Perinatal mortality rate Number of fetal + neonatal deaths per 1,000 total births

Infant mortality rate Number of infant deaths per 1,000 live births

Maternal mortality ratio Number of maternal deaths per 100,000 live births