Maternal death or maternal mortality is defined in slightly different ways by several different health organizations. The World Health Organization (WHO)...

Black maternal mortality in the United States refers to the death of women, specifically those who identify as Black or African American, during or after...

A death mask is a likeness (typically in wax or plaster cast) of a person's face after their death, usually made by taking a cast or impression from the...

Health Organization definition): "The maternal mortality ratio (MMR) is defined as the number of maternal deaths during a given time period per 100,000...

countries. WHO estimates that about 295,000 maternal deaths occurred in 2017. The causes of these maternal deaths range from severe bleeding to obstructed...

causes). It is not to be confused with the maternal mortality rate, which is the number of maternal deaths (direct and indirect) in a given period per...

A death rattle is noisy breathing that often occurs in someone who is near death. It is caused by an accumulation of fluids such as saliva and bronchial...

reduce death. When none of these measure are taken, the maternal death rate has been estimated as being within the order of magnitude of 1,500 deaths per...

Maternal mortality refers to the death of a woman during her pregnancy or up to a year after her pregnancy has terminated; this metric only includes causes...

A death erection, angel lust, rigor erectus, or terminal erection is a post-mortem erection, technically a priapism, observed in the corpses of men who...

Clinical death is the medical term for cessation of blood circulation and breathing, the two criteria necessary to sustain the lives of human beings and...

are the cause of 10% of maternal deaths—this is more common in low income countries but is also a direct cause of maternal deaths in high-income countries...

Brain death is the permanent, irreversible, and complete loss of brain function which may include cessation of involuntary activity necessary to sustain...

Association considers maternal mortality to be a human rights issue, also noting the disparate rates of Black maternal death. Race affects maternal health throughout...

A death anniversary (or deathday) is the anniversary of the death of a person. It is the opposite of birthday. It is a custom in several Asian cultures...

The death poem is a genre of poetry that developed in the literary traditions of East Asian cultures—most prominently in Japan as well as certain periods...

classical Freudian psychoanalytic theory, the death drive (German: Todestrieb) is the drive toward death and destruction, often expressed through behaviors...

date, location and cause of a person's death, as entered in an official register of deaths. An official death certificate is usually required to be provided...

Maternal mortality in India is the maternal death of a woman in India during pregnancy or after pregnancy, including post-abortion or post-birth periods...

A death march is a forced march of prisoners of war or other captives or deportees in which individuals are left to die along the way. It is distinguished...

A death hoax is a deliberate report of someone's death that is later revealed to be untrue. In some cases, it might be because the person has intentionally...

Death is the irreversible cessation of all biological functions that sustain a living organism. The remains of a former organism normally begin to decompose...

A faked death, also called a staged death, is the act of an individual purposely deceiving other people into believing that the individual is dead, when...

Fan death is a misconception that people have died as a result of running an electric fan in a closed room with no open windows. While the supposed mechanics...

Death row, also known as condemned row, is a place in a prison that houses inmates awaiting execution after being convicted of a capital crime and sentenced...

In many legal jurisdictions, the manner of death is a determination, typically made by the coroner, medical examiner, police, or similar officials, and...

A death threat is a threat, often made anonymously, by one person or a group of people to kill another person or group of people. These threats are often...

is the leading cause of maternal death worldwide accounting for approximately 27.1% of maternal deaths. Within maternal deaths due to haemorrhage, two-thirds...

Accidental deaths in the United States An accidental death is an unnatural death that is caused by an accident, such as a slip and fall, traffic collision...

death is the recognition under the law of a particular jurisdiction that a person is no longer alive. In most cases, a doctor's declaration of death (variously...