An investigation of the maternal antecedents of perinatal mortality in 2 large teaching hospitals.
Perinatal mortality reviews are a form of quality assurance, and the classification of perinatal mortality would be most useful if it assisted in strategies for prevention. Whilst the value of clinicopathological (autopsy) and separate neonatal classifications is recognized, the Whitfield classification, modified for Australian conditions and applied to 393 cases, clearly identified the major obstetric problems leading to perinatal death, and may therefore contribute to continuing improvement in prenatal care.
Forbes
K L
KL
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Queensland, Royal Brisbane Hospital, Herston, Australia.
King
J F
JF
D001724:Birth Weight; D005260:Female; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching; D006801:Humans; D007226:Infant Mortality; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D011793:Queensland / Q000453:epidemiology; D012307:Risk Factors