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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Perinatal mortality at King Fahd Hospital of The University Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia
International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Volume 26, No. 3, Year 1988
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Description
The perinatal deaths of all singleton births that occurred at King Fahd Hospital of the University, Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia during a 4-year period are analysed. The causes of death are classified into 12 groups using an extended modification of the Aberdeen classification. There were 165 perinatal deaths in 8057 singleton births, giving a perinatal mortality rate of 20.47 per 1000 total births. Fetal malformations occurred in 29 (17.57%) cases. Of the remaining 136 normal infants, 77 (56.6%) were stillbirths and 59 (43.4%) died within 1 week of delivery. Spontaneous premature labor was the commonest cause of death (23.52%) followed by birth trauma (11%) and maternal diseases (9.55%). The cause of death was not known in 22 (16.17%) cases. In conclusion, prevention of premature labor, better intrapartum fetal monitoring, early recognition of fetal distress and improvement of neonatal care should reduce the perinatal mortality rate. © 1988.
Authors & Co-Authors
El-Zibdeh, Mazen Yousef
Saudi Arabia, Dammam
Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University
Al-Suleiman, Suleiman A.
Saudi Arabia, Dammam
Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University
Al-Sibai, Mohammad Hisham
Saudi Arabia, Dammam
Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University
Statistics
Citations: 12
Authors: 3
Affiliations: 1
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/0020-7292(88)90336-0
ISSN:
00207292
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Maternal And Child Health