Definitions

Pregnancy MICA

Abortion is defined by statute (MRS-188) as the intentional destruction of the life of an embryo or fetus in his or her mother's womb or the intentional termination of the pregnancy of a mother with an intention other than to increase the probability of a live birth or to remove a dead or dying unborn child.

All pregnancies is defined as the summation of live births, fetal deaths and induced abortions.

Confidentiality Rule

Spontaneous fetal death is defined by statute (MRS-193) as a noninduced death prior to the complete expulsion or extraction from its mother of a fetus, irrespective of the duration of pregnancy, the death is indicated by the fact that after such expulsion or extraction the fetus does not breathe or show any other evidence of life such as beating of the heart, pulsation of the umbilical cord, or definite movement of voluntary muscles. Each spontaneous fetal death of twenty completed weeks gestation or more, calculated from the date the last normal menstrual period began to the date of delivery, or a weight of three hundred fifty grams or more which occurs in this state shall be reported.

Live birth is defined by statute (MRS-193) as the complete expulsion or extraction from its mother of a child, irrespective of the duration of pregnancy, which after such expulsion or extraction, breathes or shows any other evidence of life such as beating of the heart, pulsation of the umbilical cord, or definite movement of voluntary muscles, whether or not the umbilical cord has been cut or the placenta is attached. The definition is also irrespective of birth weight.

Other Cities/Counties (Joplin, Independence, Kansas City, and Eastern Jackson County)

Total deliveries is defined as the summation of live births and fetal deaths.