A Given State Counted 16 Maternal Deaths Within 1 Year

question 14

Multiple Choice

A given state counted 16 maternal deaths within 1 year of the end of pregnancy from a pregnancy complication on its death certificates. That year, the state counted 134,617 live births. Calculate the maternal mortality rate.

• A) 4.37 maternal deaths per 100,000 births
• B) 9.51 maternal deaths per 100,000 births
• C) 11.89 maternal deaths per 100,000 births
• D) 14.46 maternal deaths per 100,000 births

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