Meanings
nounmaternal death (countable and uncountable, plural maternal deaths)
plural maternal deaths
- countableuncountableThe death of a woman that occurs directly related to the procreative process; obstetric death.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 孕產婦死亡 /孕产妇死亡
- 孕產婦死亡 /孕产妇死亡 (yùnchǎnfù sǐwáng)death of a woman that occurs directly related to the procreative process
Dutch zwangerschapsdood
- zwangerschapsdooddeath of a woman that occurs directly related to the procreative process
Finnish äitiyskuolema
- äitiyskuolemadeath of a woman that occurs directly related to the procreative process
French mort de grossesse, mort obstétrique
- mort de grossessedeath of a woman that occurs directly related to the procreative process
- mort obstétriquedeath of a woman that occurs directly related to the procreative process
German Schwangerschaftstod
- Schwangerschaftstoddeath of a woman that occurs directly related to the procreative process
Greek μαιευτικός θάνατος
- μαιευτικός θάνατος (maieftikós thánatos)death of a woman that occurs directly related to the procreative process
Italian morte osterica
- morte ostericadeath of a woman that occurs directly related to the procreative process
Japanese 妊娠の死
- 妊娠の死 (ninshin no shi)death of a woman that occurs directly related to the procreative process
Korean 산과 죽음
- 산과 죽음 (san'gwa jugeum)death of a woman that occurs directly related to the procreative process
Latin mors gestationalis, mortis gestationalis
- mors gestationalisdeath of a woman that occurs directly related to the procreative process
- mortis gestationalisdeath of a woman that occurs directly related to the procreative process
- mortes gestationalesdeath of a woman that occurs directly related to the procreative process
- mortium gestationaliumdeath of a woman that occurs directly related to the procreative process
Portuguese mortalidade materna
- mortalidade maternadeath of a woman that occurs directly related to the procreative process
Russian смерть при ро́дах
- смерть при ро́дах (smertʹ pri ródax)death of a woman that occurs directly related to the procreative process
Spanish muerte obstétrica
- muerte obstétricadeath of a woman that occurs directly related to the procreative process
Cite this entry
APA
maternal death. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maternal%20death
MLA
“maternal death.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maternal%20death. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “maternal death,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maternal%20death.
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