caa a22 4500 477068502 CHVBK 20180405111419.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170330e19960501xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/BF02751528 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/BF02751528 Perinatal mortality trends in a referral hospital [Elektronische Daten] [M. Kumar, B. Bhat, Asha Oumachigui] A comparative study of perinatal mortality patterns over a period was conducted at a teaching hospital of South India. Among the 6,048 babies born from January 1984 to December 1985 (Group A), there were 265 (43.8/1000) still births and 127 (22.0/1000) early neonatal deaths. Three hundred and thirty seven (41/1000) babies were still born and 235 (29.8/1000) early neonatal deaths out of 8,215 deliveries during 1992-93 (Group B). The perinatal mortality rate (PMR) in Group A and B were 57.9/1000 and 57.7/1000 respectively. Unbooked cases accounted for the majority (> 75%) of perinatal deaths during both the periods. The overall mortality rates in unbooked cases were three to four times higher than booked cases. Among the various causes of still births, antepartum haemorrhage and uterine rupture had increased. Septicaemia was the major cause of early neonatal deaths in Group A, but in Group B birth asphyxia and prematurity were the leading causes. Effective interventions like creating awareness among the target population to utilise maternal and child health services and early referral of high risk cases with improved intranatal and perinatal care can decrease the perinatal mortality. Dr. K C Chaudhuri Foundation, 1996 Perinatal mortality nationallicence Extended perinatal mortality nationallicence Neonatal mortality nationallicence High risk identification nationallicence Kumar M. Department of Pediatrics, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research, 605006, Pondicherry aut Bhat B. Department of Pediatrics, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research, 605006, Pondicherry aut Oumachigui Asha Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research, Pondicherry aut The Indian Journal of Pediatrics Springer India 63/3(1996-05-01), 357-361 0019-5456 63:3<357 1996 63 12098 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02751528 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02751528 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Kumar M. Department of Pediatrics, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research, 605006, Pondicherry aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Bhat B. Department of Pediatrics, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research, 605006, Pondicherry aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Oumachigui Asha Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research, Pondicherry aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- The Indian Journal of Pediatrics Springer India 63/3(1996-05-01), 357-361 0019-5456 63:3<357 1996 63 12098 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer