<unk> , or<unk>  mortality, also "obstetrical<unk> " is the<unk>  of a woman during or shortly after a pregnancy. In 2000, the United Nations estimated global<unk>  mortality at 529,000, of which less than 1% occurred in the developed world. However, most of these<unk> s have been medically preventable for decades, because treatments to avoid such<unk> s have been well known since the 1950s.
Maternal death
Stillbirth
Preterm labour
Forceps in childbirth
Preterm labor
Fetal distress
Miscarriage
Preterm labor and birth