Maternal mortality rate (MMR) is defined as - Number of maternal deaths per: (A) 1000 live births, (B) 1,00,000 live births, (C) 10,000 live births, (D) 100 live births
Answer is B. (B) 1,00,000 live births # Maternal mortality rate (MMR) - number of maternal deaths per 1,00,000 women of reproductive age per year. In India it is about 120 as compared to 0.5 of United States.