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- In a high-risk (at-risk) pregnancy, the mother, fetus, or neonate is at increased risk of morbidity or mortality before or after delivery.
- In the US, overall maternal mortality rate is 6/100,000 deliveries; incidence is 3 to 4 times higher in nonwhite women.
- The most common causes of death are hemorrhage, pregnancy-induced hypertension, Pulmonary embolism, and infection .
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