Contrasts in the multiple causes of stillbirth, neonatal death and postneonatal death.

Contrasts in the multiple causes of stillbirth, neonatal death and postneonatal death.

A large sample of stillbirth and infant death certificates for England and Wales from 1979-81 was analysed for the frequency of appearance of maternal and fetal conditions anywhere on the certificate, not just as the underlying cause. The results suggest there is presently no need to extend the use of the new stillbirth and neonatal death certificates, introduced in 1986, to the postneonatal pe...

Maternal body mass index increasing above 20 is associated with increased risk of miscarriage, stillbirth, neonatal death and postneonatal death.

Neonatal and prenatal causes of death in Gorgan-North of Iran

  Background :Reduction of neonatal mortality rate can improve health and newborn status of the society. This study was done to evaluate the prevalence and patternof causes for neonatal mortality in Gorgan, North of Iran.   Methods: this descriptive, cross-sectional study was carried out on all birth in the maternity Dezyani hospital in Gorgan, North of Iran during 1 September 2008 -31 March 20...

Pilot study of revised stillbirth and neonatal death certificates.

Draft revised stillbirth and early infant death certificates were sent with a short questionnaire to certifying doctors for 206 stillbirths and 198 neonatal deaths for which death certificates had been received in the Office of Population Censuses and Surveys over a three week period in 1982. The new certificates complied with the recommendations of the World Health Organisation and asked for d...

Mourning by the family after a stillbirth or neonatal death.

Failure of the parents to mourn after the sorrow of a stillbirth or neonatal death can result in dire consequences for the well-being of the family. Doctors and nurses should learn how to facilitate mourning and should accept the strange and sometimes bizarre forms this may take. When mourning is facilitated, the family is likely to adjust better to its bereavement.