Volume : II, Issue : XII, December - 2013

Perinatal mortality at Smt. Shardaben Chimanlal Hospital Saraspur, Ahmedabad:– A retrospective study.

Dr. Satishchandra K. Kadikar, Dr. Meha Patel, Dr. Aayudh Joshi

Abstract :

� Objective:- To estimate magnitude , determinants of perinatal mortality and suggest

measures for its reduction.

� Background:-Perinatal mortality is mirror reflection of maternal and child health and

socioeconomic environment of community.

- It is influenced by various medicosocial preventable causes.

- It can be reduced by improving maternal and child health services and by

Health Education.

� Methods:- A retrospective hospital based study of perinatal death among 4325 deliveries

were conducted from July 2012 to June 2013 in our hospital.

- Fetomaternal factors like maternal age, religion,address,parity,mode of delivery,booking status,antenatal complications, baby�s sex, birth weight,congenital anomalies,neonatal complications influencing perinatal mortality rate were tabulated and analyzed.

� Result:- Perinatal mortality rate was 42.58/1000 total live births in our hospital.

- Maternal factors like inadequate antenatal care , prematurity , grand multiparity, antenatal complications and neonatal factors like low birth weight,prematurity were associated with increased perinatal mortality.

- The leading cause of still birth was preeclampsia.

- The leading cause of early mortality was prematurity.

� Conclusion:- Apart from clinical cause high perinatal mortality was due to poverty,illiteracy,

Lack of health awareness, inadequate antenatal care and delayed referral.

-Health education,identification of high risk mothers,timely referral,advanced

life support of preterm neonate should significantly help to reduce perinatal

death.

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Article: Download PDF   DOI : 10.36106/ijsr  

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Dr. Satishchandra K. Kadikar, Dr. Meha Patel, Dr. Aayudh joshi Perinatal mortality at Smt. Shardaben Chimanlal Hospital Saraspur, Ahmedabad:- A retrospective study. International Journal of Scientific Research, Vol.II, Issue.XII December 2013

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