“In this Act [enacting this note, provisions set out as a note under section 101 of this title, and provisions not classified to the Code]:“(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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