Review of causes of perinatal mortality in a regional perinatal center, 1980 to 1984.
During 1980 to 1984, 279 deaths occurred among 15,306 births in a regional perinatal unit. Survival to discharge corrected for lethal malformations was 81% or better in infants with a birth weight above 749 gm. Congenital malformations (23.2%), infections (21.3%), asphyxia (19.8%), and hyaline membrane disease (11%) caused most perinatal deaths.
D001238:Asphyxia Neonatorum / Q000401:mortality; D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000401:mortality; D006801:Humans; D006819:Hyaline Membrane Disease / Q000401:mortality; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases / Q000401:mortality*; D007239:Infections / Q000401:mortality; D007363:Intensive Care Units, Neonatal; D009864:Ontario