NCIt definition : The death of a woman while pregnant or within 42 days of the end of the pregnancy,
irrespective of the duration or anatomic site of the pregnancy, due to any cause related
to or aggravated by the pregnancy or its management, but not from accidental or incidental
causes.;
Alternative definition : GAIA: The death of a woman while pregnant or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy,
irrespective of the duration and the site of the pregnancy (as defined by Maternal
Death guidelines: http:www.brightoncollaboration.org).;