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

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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

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