Perinatal death: audit and classification.
Two hundred and thirteen perinatal deaths occurred in a population of 10,539 deliveries over a 4-year period. The associated obstetric complications and circumstances were analysed. The majority of perinatal deaths occurred in fetuses in whom there was a serious malformation, or whose birth weight was less than 800 g. Of the 110 deaths which occurred in normal babies weighing 800 g or more, 54 were antepartum, 5 were intrapartum, and 51 were neonatal. The clinical features surrounding these deaths were classified, and their implications discussed.
D001724:Birth Weight; D002965:Classification; D000013:Congenital Abnormalities; D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death / Q000145:classification* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007226:Infant Mortality; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008485:Medical Audit; D007744:Obstetric Labor Complications; D011247:Pregnancy