Human Pregnancy
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SummaryHealthier mothers and babies ranks as one of the 10 great public health achievements in the United States between 1900 and 1999. At the beginning of the century, almost 1 in every 100 women giving birth in this country died of pregnancy-related complications, and nearly 1 of 10 infants died before age 1 year (Centers for Disease Control, 1999b). By the end of the 20th century, infant mortality had declined more than 90 percent to 7.2 per 1000 live births in 1997, and the maternal mortality rate declined almost 99 percent to 7.7 deaths per 100,000 live births in 1997.
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- The vital statistics of the United States are collected and published through a decentralized, cooperative system (Tolson and colleagues, 1991).
- It is recommended that United States statistics include all fetuses and infants born weighing at least 500 g, whether alive or dead.
- Definitions recommended by the National Center for Health Statistics and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are...
- Postterm infant.
- Direct maternal death.
- Nonmaternal death
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