Sec. 2. DEFINITIONS
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## SEC. 2 DEFINITIONS **[**[38 U.S.C. 1703 note](/us/usc/t38/s1703)**]** In this Act: ####
(1)Maternal mortality The term “**maternal mortality**” means a death occurring during pregnancy or within a one-year period after pregnancy that is caused by pregnancy-related or childbirth complications, including suicide, overdose, or other death resulting from a mental health or substance use disorder attributed to or aggravated by pregnancy-related or childbirth complications. ####
(2)Postpartum The term “**postpartum**”, with respect to an individual, means the one-year period beginning on the last day of the pregnancy of the individual. ####
(3)Pregnancy-associated death The term “**pregnancy-associated death**” means the death of a pregnant or postpartum individual, by any cause, that occurs during pregnancy or within one year following pregnancy, regardless of the outcome, duration, or site of the pregnancy. ####
(4)Pregnancy-related death The term “**pregnancy-related death**” means the death of a pregnant or postpartum individual that occurs during pregnancy or within one year following pregnancy from a pregnancy complication, a chain of events initiated by pregnancy, or the aggravation of an unrelated condition by the physiologic effects of pregnancy. ####
(5)Racial and ethnic minority group The term “**racial and ethnic minority group**” has the meaning given that term in section 1707(g)(1) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300u-6(g)(1)). ####
(6)Severe maternal morbidity The term “**severe maternal morbidity**” means a health condition, including a mental health condition or substance use disorder, attributed to or aggravated by pregnancy or childbirth that results in significant short-term or long-term consequences to the health of the individual who was pregnant.
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