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Perinatal mortality trends in a referral hospital
Authors:M. Ravi Kumar  B. Vishnu Bhat  Asha Oumachigui
Affiliation:(1) Department of Pediatrics, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research, 605006 Pondicherry;(2) Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research, Pondicherry
Abstract:
A comparative study of perinatal mortality patterns over a period was conducted at a teaching hospital of South India. Among the 6,048 babies born from January 1984 to December 1985 (Group A), there were 265 (43.8/1000) still births and 127 (22.0/1000) early neonatal deaths. Three hundred and thirty seven (41/1000) babies were still born and 235 (29.8/1000) early neonatal deaths out of 8,215 deliveries during 1992–93 (Group B). The perinatal mortality rate (PMR) in Group A and B were 57.9/1000 and 57.7/1000 respectively. Unbooked cases accounted for the majority (> 75%) of perinatal deaths during both the periods. The overall mortality rates in unbooked cases were three to four times higher than booked cases. Among the various causes of still births, antepartum haemorrhage and uterine rupture had increased. Septicaemia was the major cause of early neonatal deaths in Group A, but in Group B birth asphyxia and prematurity were the leading causes. Effective interventions like creating awareness among the target population to utilise maternal and child health services and early referral of high risk cases with improved intranatal and perinatal care can decrease the perinatal mortality.
Keywords:Perinatal mortality  Extended perinatal mortality  Neonatal mortality  High risk identification
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