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Fetal mortality rate: The ratio of fetal deaths divided by the sum of the births (the live births + the fetal deaths) in that year. In the United States, the fetal mortality rate plummeted from 19.2 per 1,000 births in 1950 to 9.2 per 1,000 births in 1980. However, the fetal mortality rate is higher in certain ethnic groups and among mothers with health problems during pregnancy, especially if the mother does not receive adequate personal and prenatal health care.
The fetal mortality rate is considered a good measure of the quality of health care in a country or a medical facility.
Fetal mortality rate: The ratio of fetal deaths divided by the sum of the births (the live births + the fetal deaths) in that year. In the United States, the fetal ...
Fetal mortality rate: Number of fetal deaths per 1,000 live births and fetal deaths. Rates based on data from NVSS are generally presented for fetal deaths of 20 ...
fetal mortality rate, the number of fetal deaths per 1000 births, or per live births. fetal mortality rate. The ratio of fetal deaths to the sum of the births–the ...
Contact: Michelle Clark, MSW Program Specialist mclark@acog.org. The National Fetal and Infant Mortality Review Program is a collaborative effort between the American College ...
The perinatal mortality rate encompasses late fetal and early neonatal mortality. TERMINOLOGY. The use of standard terminology facilitates comparisons of mortality rates ...