[Premature birth. Retrospective study of 2000 premature births at the Gynecological Clinic of the University of Mannheim. 2: Postpartum period, morbidity and mortality of premature infants].
During a period from 1966 to 1977 a retrospective study on 1982 premature births was conducted. 9,4% of the premature births were dead born; from the births, who died in the postnatal period, 94% died within the first 7 days, perinatal mortality was 27%. Most common cause of death was immaturity (25%), followed by respiratory distress syndrome (16%), in 31% cause of death was unknown. The most common complications of the immature births were icterus neonatorum (25,3%), aspiration (21,3%) and asphyxia (8,9%).
D005260:Female; D005860:Germany, West; D006801:Humans; D007226:Infant Mortality; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality; D007234:Infant, Premature; D049590:Postpartum Period; D011247:Pregnancy; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013997:Time Factors
Die Frühgeburt. Eine retrospektive Studie über 2000 Frühgeburten an der Universitäts-Frauenklinik Mannheim. Teil 2: Die postpartale Periode, Morbidität und Mortalität der Frühgeburten.