Maternal death

Maternal death is the death of a woman in childbirth. It usually occurs during or after a live birth.

Maternal death rate is the ratio of the number of maternal deaths per 100,000 live births. In the United States, the maternal death rate is 12 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births. Sierra Leone has the highest maternal death rate, and Afghanistan has the second highest maternal death rate but close to Sierra Leone in maternal death. Low birth weight of the child increases the risk of maternal death from cardiovascular disease. Subtracting one kilogram of infant birth weight doubles the risk of maternal death. Therefore, the heavier the birth weight of child, the lower the risk of maternal death.

Famous Maternal Death victims

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Famous People Whose Mothers Died Giving Birth to them

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Maternal death in fiction

In Charles-Dickens' novel Oliver Twist the title character's mother dies giving birth to him. Square Enix's Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest video game series also mentioned maternal death. Raine of Final Fantasy VIII died giving birth to the game's protagonist Squall Leonhart. The mother of the Dragon Quest V hero was rumored to have died in childbirth. In the motion picture, The Mask of Zorro, the antagonist Don Rafael Montero, enemy of Don Diego de la Vega, lied that Esperanza de la Vega dying in childbirth, but Esperanza de la Vega was actually gunned down instead. Then Montero raised her daughter Elena. In the motion picture Contact, the mother of the protagonist, portrayed by actress Jodie Foster, died giving birth to the protagonist. The protagonist's father died during the motion picture.

See also

• Reproduction
• Stillbirth