Stillbirths and neonatal deaths in the Philippine General Hospital after liberation (April 5, 1945 to April 4, 1946)

ABSTRACT

1. The stillbirth rate for 895 full-term babies born at the Philippine General Hospital during the first year after liberation is 3.12 per cent. The full-term neonatal deaths is 1 per cent. The gross full-term fetal mortality is 4.12 per cent2. Prematurity from seven to eight months has a gross fetal mortality rate of 53.57 per cent. This includes the stillbirths and neonatal deaths3. Cephalopelvic disproportion malformations are the outstanding causes of full-term stillbirths4. Placenta previa, chronic nephritis, syphilis, and eclampsia are the most frequent causes of premature stillbirths5. Syphilis and chronic nephritis are the most frequent causes of premature macerated stillbirths. Syphilis as a cause of stillbirth was a rare phenomenon before, but it has become prominent after the liberation. (Summary)