Perinatal mortality in Jinnah postgraduate medical centre, Karachi
JPMA-Journal of Pakistan Medical Association. 1991; 41 (7): 151-154
in English
| IMEMR
| ID: emr-20662
ABSTRACT
During the one year period from 1 st January to 31 st December, 1989, there were 6,826 deliveries and 695 perinatal deaths, of these 553 were still-born and 142 were neonatal deaths [died within 7 days of birth]. The perinatal mortality rate was 101.8 per thousand total births. The still-birth rate was 81 per thousand total births. Of the perinatal deaths, 7.9% occurred in booked and 92.1% in non-booked cases. The commonest cause of death was antepartum haemorrhage [APH], 24.2% followed by mechanical which accounted for 23.6% deaths. Abruptio placentae was the leading cause among all still-births and low-birth weight [LBW] in all neonatal deaths
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IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
Main subject:
Incidence
Type of study:
Incidence study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
J. Pak. Med. Assoc.
Year:
1991
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