The CDC collects data from death certificates to determine pregnancy-related deaths for the Pregnancy Mortality Surveillance System. Which parameters are used to define a pregnancy-related death?
A) The death of the woman occurs during either labor or delivery.
B) The death of the woman is concurrent with the death of the fetus.
C) The death of the neonate is associated with the woman's cause of death.
D) The death of the woman is either during or within 1 year of the end of a pregnancy.

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Pregnancy-related death is defined as the death of a woman during pregnancy or within one year of the end of pregnancy, regardless of the outcome, duration, or site of the pregnancy, from any cause related to or aggravated by the pregnancy or its management.

The CDC Collects Data from Death Certificates to Determine Pregnancy-Related