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Risk factors, predictive markers and prevention strategies for intrauterine fetal death. An integrative review [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
According to World Health Organization (WHO), fetal death is defined as the death of the fetus prior to its complete expulsion, independent of the duration of pregnancy, thus only ascribing the term stillbirth to fetal deaths in the case of pregnancies ...
Andronache, Liliana Florina   +6 more
core   +2 more sources

Development and utility of tools to identify preventable perinatal deaths: results from a community-based interventional study in two districts of Karnataka State, India

open access: yesIndian Journal of Community Medicine, 2021
Background: The presently used perinatal death certificate devised by the World Health Organization is incomplete and does not help in identifying “preventability.” Objective: To develop tools that can help identify (1) preventable perinatal death and (2)
H N Harsha Kumar   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

12. Perinatal deaths [PDF]

open access: yesNew South Wales Public Health Bulletin Supplementary Series, 1900
There were 821 perinatal deaths of at least 20 weeks gestation or at least 400 grams birth weight reported to the MDC in 2006. Confidential reports on 838 deaths were reviewed. Of the 592 stillbirths reported to the MDC, reviews were carried out on 584 (98.6 per cent). The MDC was notified of 229 neonatal deaths.
Lee Taylor, Barbara Bajuk
openaire   +4 more sources

Perinatal outcomes of frequent attendance in midwifery care in the Netherlands: a retrospective cohort study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Background Over the last decade, a trend towards high utilisation of primary maternity care was observed in high-income countries. There is limited research with contradictory results regarding frequent attendance (FA) and perinatal outcomes in midwifery
Feijen-de Jong, Esther I.   +5 more
core   +3 more sources

Adverse effects of prenatal tobacco smoke exposure on biological parameters of the developing brainstem

open access: yesNeurobiology of Disease, 2005
We aimed to study the consequences of chronic exposure to tobacco smoke in utero on the morphological and functional maturation of the brainstem by comparing stillbirths of smoker mothers versus nonsmoker mothers.
Anna Maria Lavezzi   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Missed Opportunity for Neonates to Live: A Cross-Sectional study on Utilization of Peri-Natal Death Audits to address the Causes of Peri-Natal Mortality in District Hospitals of East–Central Uganda.

open access: yesStudent's Journal of Health Research Africa, 2022
Aim:  To assess the utilization of PDAs in addressing the avoidable causes of perinatal mortality in the eastern region of Uganda. Methodology:  A cross-section design using a mixed method was conducted between 2014-2015 at Iganga, Bugiri, and ...
Christopher Knox Waako   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Non-immune fetal hydrops: etiology and outcome according to gestational age at diagnosis. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
OBJECTIVE: Fetal hydrops is associated with increased perinatal morbidity and mortality. The etiology and outcome of fetal hydrops may differ according to the gestational age at diagnosis.
A. Bhide   +12 more
core   +2 more sources

Definition of Sudden Infant Death and Sudden Intrauterine Unexpected Death Syndromes (SIDS and SIUDS) with Regard to the Anatomo-Pathological Examination

open access: yesFrontiers in Pediatrics, 2016
Crib death, or sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), is the most frequent form of death in the first year of life, striking one baby in every 1,700–2,000.
Giulia Ottaviani
doaj   +1 more source

A comparison of neonatal outcomes between adolescent and adult mothers in developed countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Evidence suggests that adolescent pregnancies are at increased risk of adverse neonatal outcomes compared to adult pregnancies; however, there are significant inconsistencies in the literature, particularly in studies conducted in developed countries ...
Marvin-Dowle, K, Soltani, Hora
core   +1 more source

Perinatal death in Northern Uganda: incidence and risk factors in a community-based prospective cohort study

open access: yesGlobal Health Action, 2021
Background: Perinatal mortality in Uganda remains high at 38 deaths/1,000 births, an estimate greater than the every newborn action plan (ENAP) target of ≤24/1,000 births by 2030.
Anna Agnes Ojok Arach   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

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