Perinatal health in Pakistan: a review of the current situation.
The perinatal mortality rate of 63-92/1000 births as reported from two provinces of Pakistan is unacceptably high. A vast majority of births and neonatal deaths occur at home and remain unregistered. In spite of a number of child survival programmes of proven efficacy in place, the impact on perinatal health is poor.


CONCLUSIONS
Initiatives such as behaviour change communication, skill-based training of birth attendants and reaching the un-reached may be the key future strategies to reduce perinatal losses.
Jalil
Fehmida
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Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, King Edward Medical College, Lahore, Pakistan. fjalil@nexlinx.net.pk
D002648:Child; D002654:Child Care; D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007226:Infant Mortality / Q000639:trends*; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008880:Midwifery / Q000193:education; D010154:Pakistan / Q000453:epidemiology; D011247:Pregnancy