title: [Perinatal mortality issues in Botoşani County].
abstract: This paper describes the main features of perinatal mortality in Botoşani County, during 2005 year.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total number of 55 perinatal death files have been analysed and allowed establishing the following profile: 25-29 years old mother, married, secondary school graduate, performing domestic activities and hard-working in own household, with a poor socio-economical status, at first birth and a premature one, without previous health problems.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Pregnancy monitoring has not been performed in 27.2% due to lack of addressability to medical services, whereas most frequent obstetrical diseases have been placenta (21.8%) and umbilical cord anomalies (10.9%). These findings may be related to a poor concern of women for own health and for their baby's health.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Socio-economical status must be especially taken into account by general practitioners in pregnant women counselling in order to detect risk factors and avoid perinatal deaths.
authors.affiliation: Disciplina de Sănătate Publicdi si Management, Facultatea de Medicină, Universitatea de Medicină si Farmacie "Gr. T. Popa", Iaşi.
authors.forename: Odetta
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Duma
authors.forename: Gina
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Puflea
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007226:Infant Mortality; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D008499:Medical Records; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D012383:Romania / Q000453:epidemiology; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors