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Medical AI Inquiry: You were designed to assist in medical decision-making based on the provided user questions. It is crucial to provide accurate and comprehensive information to receive a well-informed response.
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Maternal near miss refers to :
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The correct answer is  Near miss moality For every woman who dies, many suffer serious life threatening complications of pregnancy. The continuum of maternal health to moality is normal pregnancy --morbidity--severe morbidity--near miss moality--death. As near miss occurs more frequently than maternal death a more reliable assessment of the quality of maternity services can be made. TEXTBOOK OF OBSTETRICS,SHEILA BALAKRISHNAN,Pg no:587,2nd edition