ABSTRACT
The aim of study was to assess perinatal mortality rate in mentioned period and to know the probable cause of the perinatal mortality. Place and Period: The study conducted at Gynae Unit III Lady Willingdon Hospital Lahore from January 2001 to December 2002. All the perinatal mortality occurring during the study period. Data collection done on designed performa. Patients detailed history, management and the probable cause of the perinatal mortality recorded. At the end of the study data was compiled. Total number of births in the mentioned period was 7665. The number of perinatal death was 625. The perinatal mortality rate was 82/1000. In the study 560 [90%] cases were unbooked while 115 [10%] casers were booked. Four hundred and thirty [69%] were neonatal deaths while 195[31%] cases were stillborn. Most of the patients belong to low socioeconomic group. Regarding the occupation 438 [70%] patients were housewives. Four hundred and sixty four [74%] patients were uneducated. One seventy [27%], 200 patients [32%] were multigravida and 255 [40.8%] patients were gr and multigravida. The major cause of perinatal mortality was prematurity in 325 [52%], asphyxia neonatorum in 100 [16%] cases, meconium aspiration in 30%] cases and congenital malformations in 40[6.8%] cases. Most of the causes of perinatal mortality are avoidable. By providing the proper antenatal care, developing the proper referral system in indicated cases and better pediatric training can reduce the perinatal mortality