Perinatal mortality in Wales.

Neonatal and "perinatal" mortality rates by birth weight.

Neonatal and "perinatal" mortality rates by birth weight were compared for Sheffield and for England and Wales. The fall in neonatal mortality rate for Sheffield infants weighing 2500 g or less was partly due to the excessive fall in numbers in the 1000 g or less group: this effect was also present in England and Wales but was less pronounced. Perinatal mortality rates may be lowered either by ...

Perinatal mortality and morbidity among babies delivered in water: surveillance study and postal survey.

AIM To compare perinatal morbidity and mortality for babies delivered in water with rates for babies delivered conventionally (not in water). DESIGN Surveillance study (of all consultant paediatricians) and postal survey (of all NHS maternity units). SETTING British Isles (surveillance study); England and Wales (postal survey). SUBJECTS Babies born in the British Isles between April 1994 ...

The Aboriginal Maternal and Infant Health Service: a decade of achievement in the health of women and babies in NSW.

The Aboriginal Maternal and Infant Health Service was established to improve the health of Aboriginal women during pregnancy and decrease perinatal morbidity and mortality for Aboriginal babies. The Service is delivered through a continuity-of-care model, where midwives and Aboriginal Health Workers collaborate to provide a high quality maternity service that is culturally sensitive, women cent...

Infant and perinatal mortality 2006: health areas, England and Wales.

Perinatal mortality and congenital anomalies in babies of women with type 1 or type 2 diabetes in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland: population based study.

OBJECTIVE To provide perinatal mortality and congenital anomaly rates for babies born to women with type 1 or type 2 diabetes in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. DESIGN National population based pregnancy cohort. SETTING 231 maternity units in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. PARTICIPANTS 2359 pregnancies to women with type 1 or type 2 diabetes who delivered between 1 March 2002...