Iowa Administrative Code
Agency 641 - PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT
Chapter 5 - MATERNAL DEATHS
Rule 641-5.1 - Reporting of maternal deaths
Universal Citation: IA Admin Code 641-5.1
Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 19, March 20, 2024
A maternal death is any death occurring while a woman is pregnant or of a woman within one year after delivery. This includes but is not limited to deaths resulting from abortions, ectopic pregnancies and all deaths during pregnancy, childbirth, puerperium or deaths from complications of childbirth. In the event of a maternal death, the certifying physician shall indicate that circumstance on the certificate of death.
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