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8072902

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-9-29
pubmed:abstractText
The Jamaican Perinatal Mortality Survey was designed to identify the true perinatal mortality rate, and assess the factors which could contribute towards a reduction in perinatal mortality on the island. All births in a 2-month period (n = 10527) were compared with all perinatal deaths occurring over a 12-month period (n = 2069). Over half the deaths (n = 1058) received a detailed post-mortem examination. Use of the Wigglesworth classification identifies the major component of perinatal death in this country to be associated with intrapartum asphyxia (44% of deaths). Deaths due to congenital malformations and miscellaneous causes contribute relatively little (< 10%) to the overall mortality rate. Over a quarter of deaths apparently occur before the onset of labour, and a fifth are prematurely liveborn but die of causes related to immaturity.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0269-5022
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
8 Suppl 1
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
6-16
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
Perinatal mortality survey in Jamaica: aims and methodology.
pubmed:affiliation
Ministry of Health, Kingston, Jamaica.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't