title: Perinatal mortality: a social or obstetric problem?
abstract: Perinatal mortality results from a combination of both social and obstetric factors. These are age, parity, stature, race, legitimacy, education, social status and the utilization of skilled medical care.
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D002662:Child Health Services; D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007226:Infant Mortality; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D007235:Infant, Premature, Diseases / Q000401:mortality; D008423:Maternal Age; D008427:Maternal Health Services; D011247:Pregnancy; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors