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Fetal death (stillbirth)
Death of a product of conception prior to the complete expulsion or extraction from its mother, regardless of the length of gestation
Maternal death
The death of a woman resulting from pregnancy or childbearing, while pregnant or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy.
Congenital anomaly
Physical, physiological, or metabolic abnormality existing before or at birth, but not necessarily detectable at birth.
General fertility rate (GFR)
The number of live births per 1,000 women age 15-44 years in a given year.
Preterm birth
Birth at less than 37 completed weeks of gestation.
AIDS
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome caused by the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV).
Plurality
Classification of the number of children born of one pregnancy. Designated as single, twin, triplet, quadruplet.
Very low birth weight
A birth weight less than 1500 grams, or less than 3 pounds, 5 ounces.
Subconjunctival hemorrhage
is the breakage of small blood vessels in the eyes of a baby.
Postneonatal death
Death on or after the 28th day of life and before the first birthday. (See also infant death.)
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