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3 Perinatal mortality

Objectives

When you have completed this unit you should be able to:

  • Define the perinatal mortality rate.
  • List the primary causes of perinatal death.
  • Define the stillbirth and early neonatal mortality rates.
  • Understand the importance of knowing the stillbirth and early neonatal mortality rates.
  • List the common causes of stillbirth and early neonatal death.
  • Calculate the stillbirth to early neonatal death ratio.
  • Define the early neonatal care index.
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3-1 What does perinatal mean?
3-2 What is a perinatal death?
3-3 What is the weight cut off for perinatal deaths?
3-4 What is the perinatal mortality rate?
3-5 How is the perinatal mortality rate calculated?
3-6 What is the perinatal mortality rate in industrial countries?
3-7 What is the perinatal mortality rate in poor countries?
3-8 What is the perinatal mortality rate in South Africa?
3-9 Why is the perinatal mortality rate important?
3-10 How are perinatal deaths classified?
3-11 What are the primary causes of perinatal death?
3-12 Can a primary cause of perinatal death always be found?
3-13 What are the commonest primary causes of perinatal death in South Africa?
3-14 Why is it important to find a primary cause of perinatal death?
3-15 What causes spontaneous preterm labour?
3-16 What are the important causes of intrapartum hypoxia?
3-17 What are the likely causes of many unexplained deaths?
3-18 What is a stillbirth?
3-19 Which infants are potentially viable?
3-20 What is the legal definition of stillbirth?
3-21 What is the international definition of stillbirth?
3-22 What is a miscarriage?
3-23 What should be done when a stillborn infant weighing between 500 and 999 g is delivered?
3-24 What is the stillbirth rate?
3-25 What is the stillbirth rate in industrialised countries?
3-26 What is the stillbirth rate in poor countries?
3-27 What is the stillbirth rate in South Africa?
3-28 What determines the stillbirth rate?
3-29 Why is it important to know the stillbirth rate?
3-30 How can stillbirths be divided into groups?
3-31 What is a macerated stillbirth?
3-32 What are the primary causes of stillbirth?
3-33 Is preterm labour a cause of stillbirth?
3-34 What is a liveborn infant?
3-35 What is a neonate?
3-36 What is neonatal mortality?
3-37 What is early neonatal mortality?
3-38 What is late neonatal mortality?
3-39 What is the early neonatal mortality rate?
3-40 What is the importance of the early neonatal mortality rate?
3-41 What is the early neonatal mortality rate in industrialised countries?
3-42 What is the early neonatal mortality rate in poor countries?
3-43 What is the early neonatal mortality rate in South Africa?
3-44 How are the causes of early neonatal mortality classified?
3-45 What are the primary causes of early neonatal mortality?
3-46 What are the final causes of early neonatal death?
3-47 What are the final causes of early neonatal death in South Africa?
3-48 Are the final causes of early neonatal death always known?
3-49 What are the primary causes of fetal hypoxia resulting in early neonatal death?
3-50 How do these primary causes of early neonatal death result in fetal hypoxia?
 
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