title: Causes of perinatal mortality in the US Collaborative Perinatal Project.
abstract: The underlying causes of 80% of perinatal deaths were identified in a study of 53,518 pregnacies in the United States: 17% of the deaths were due to amniotic fluid infections, 11% to abruptio placentae, 10% to premature rupture of the membranes, 9% to congenital anomalies, 6% to large placental infarcts, and the rest to more than 20 other specific disorders.
mesh_terms: D000037:Abruptio Placentae / Q000150:complications; D000653:Amniotic Fluid; D001720:Birth Injuries / Q000150:complications; D004899:Erythroblastosis, Fetal / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death / Q000209:etiology*; D005322:Premature Rupture of Fetal Membranes / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D007226:Infant Mortality; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007238:Infarction / Q000150:complications; D007239:Infections / Q000150:complications; D007744:Obstetric Labor Complications; D010920:Placenta / Q000098:blood supply; D011247:Pregnancy; D014481:United States