Which of the following represents the denominator in estimating Maternal Moality Rate (MMR)?
Total Number of Live Bihs
Total Number of Married Women
Total Number of Bihs (including still bihs)
Midyear Population
Maternal moality rate measures the risk of women dying from "puerperal causes" and is defined as: Total no. of female deaths due to complications of pregnancy, childbih or within 42 days of delivery from "puerperal causes" in an area during a given year = ____________________________________________ X 1000 Total no. of live bihs in the same area and year Ref: Preventive and Social Medicine, by K.Park, 19th edition, Page 444-448.