Analysis of variables affecting perinatal mortality: St. Louis City Hospital, 1969-1975.
A marked drop in perinatal mortality at St. Louis City Hospital No. 1 (SLCH) from 1974 to 1975 (39.7 vs 20.6 per 1000 births) prompted a detailed analysis of various factors which might have effected the change. Comparisons were also made between SLCH and St. Mary's Health Center (SMHC), a private hospital affiliated with St. Louis University. The significant drop in perinatal mortality at SLCH in 1975 seems to be due to a combination of various factors: 1) improvement in antepartum care, 2) increase use of cesarean sections, and 3) the influence of intrapartum fetal monitoring.
D000037:Abruptio Placentae / Q000150:complications; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications; D002585:Cesarean Section; D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000150:complications; D036861:Delivery, Obstetric; D004899:Erythroblastosis, Fetal / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D005311:Fetal Hypoxia / Q000150:complications; D006769:Hospitals, General; D006801:Humans; D007226:Infant Mortality; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008923:Missouri; D010923:Placenta Previa / Q000150:complications; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious; D011295:Prenatal Care; D014470:Umbilical Cord