title: [The mortality of very low birth weight infants at birth].
abstract: The aim of our study is to obtain descriptive data on neonatal mortality in VLBW infants. A retrospective study of 573 VLBW infants who had been treated in the INCU of the Neonatal Clinic was performed. 173 from them died (30.2%). Three groups were stratified according to gestational age: 1st group under 25 g.w.--26 infants, 2nd group 26-28 g.w.--80 infants, 3rd group 29-32 g.w.--67 infants. Among the children from the 1st and 2nd group IV H prevail--81% and respectively 76%. RDS is the most prevalent cause of death in the 3rd group. Infection diseases are on the third place in all three groups.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Popivanova
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Emilova
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Slŭncheva
mesh_terms: D002031:Bulgaria / Q000453:epidemiology; D002423:Cause of Death; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000401:mortality; D003141:Communicable Diseases / Q000401:mortality; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D007226:Infant Mortality; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D019102:Infant, Very Low Birth Weight; D012127:Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn / Q000401:mortality; D012189:Retrospective Studies
vernacular_title: Smŭrtnost pri novorodeni detsa s mnogo nisko teglo pri razhdaneto.