In the United States in 2015, the Deaths of 1063

question 38

Multiple Choice

In the United States in 2015, the deaths of 1063 pregnant women and women in the process of giving birth or immediately after childbirth led to a maternal mortality rate of

• A)3.3 per 100,000 live births
• B)7.1 per 100,000 live births
• C)12.7 per 100,000 live births
• D)26.4 per 100,000 live births
• E)None of these

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